Tea, snails, and a night market
We began our next day with a short stop at Florida Bakery, which despite the name didn’t seem American at all. After some breakfast, we took the MRT to Daan Continue Reading →
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Auspicious Fungus
Chris was feeling a little nauseous on our second day (maybe from the night market food?) so we took it easy in the morning. In the afternoon we took our Continue Reading →
First day in Taiwan – Taipei
After a 12-hour plane trip where we slept and watched a weird and interesting movie, we landed at Taoyuan Airport. Unfortunately, since we landed at 5:20 am, the counters for Continue Reading →
Reflecting on 2013 and goals for the new year
I enjoy setting goals, and find that even when I don’t reach them, I tend to do better than I would have without the goals. Here’s what I resolved to Continue Reading →
On being concise
“Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very’; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.” – Mark Twain
Food for Thought
This is the third in a series of posts about some of my favorite sessions at NABT’s 2013 conference in Atlanta, GA. Project NEURON, which pairs graduate students in teaching Continue Reading →
Paul Andersen’s NABT talk, Lessons of a Half Life
This is my second post in a series about my favorite sessions at the 2013 NABT conference in Atlanta, GA. You can read the first, about Dr. Rita Colwell’s keynote, Continue Reading →
Dr. Rita Colwell’s NABT keynote
I went to the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Professional Development Conference in Atlanta, GA this year and it was great! My husband tagged along and explored the city Continue Reading →