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Hail to the Bees
Posted on July 23, 2017 3 Comments

When I was a child, I was always afraid of bees and other insects. You can thank the fire ants in Chihuahua for that. They always managed to sting me in the summers that I spent there running around with my cousins. Grandpa would compound the hurt by adding merthiolate (thimerosal and alcohol, basically) to […]
Putting things in focus
Posted on June 20, 2017

Once in a while, you need to just focus and see the beautiful things out there.
Take Care of Number One
Posted on November 22, 2016 3 Comments

Before I left the mainland, I had a conversation with my academic advisor. He has been all over the world, and he has done a lot of work away from home and family. I told him how apprehensive I was about my extended time away from home, and how I was going to be very […]