Eva Roca
@evaroca.bsky.social
Implementation science researcher, Center on Gender Equity and Health/UCSD (social drivers of health, agency, social and gender norms, sexual and reproductive health and rights, mental health), music enthusiast, and data nerd.
But to me he was Papa. He taught me how to hoe a row, how to drive (when I was 10), how to fry okra & chicken, he let me have all his best flannel shirts when I was a 90s teenager, and when I moved away he used to mail me vegetables from his garden so I could still taste a real tomato in the summer.
November 30, 2024 at 4:34 PM
But to me he was Papa. He taught me how to hoe a row, how to drive (when I was 10), how to fry okra & chicken, he let me have all his best flannel shirts when I was a 90s teenager, and when I moved away he used to mail me vegetables from his garden so I could still taste a real tomato in the summer.
Life feels short even when it's long. My grandfather died Thursday at the age of 93. He was many things in his life: a student in a one-room schoolhouse, 1st Lieutenant in the Army, math teacher, government employee, Sunday school teacher, farmer, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
November 30, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Life feels short even when it's long. My grandfather died Thursday at the age of 93. He was many things in his life: a student in a one-room schoolhouse, 1st Lieutenant in the Army, math teacher, government employee, Sunday school teacher, farmer, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
The list could go on, and trends are moving in the wrong direction. We have to do better. I spend a lot of time around kids, and I would say they always surprise me with their reflections and thoughtful questions, but now I've come to expect it. I'm glad the piece ends on a galvanizing note. (3/3)
November 21, 2024 at 1:54 AM
The list could go on, and trends are moving in the wrong direction. We have to do better. I spend a lot of time around kids, and I would say they always surprise me with their reflections and thoughtful questions, but now I've come to expect it. I'm glad the piece ends on a galvanizing note. (3/3)