I’m trying to take care of myself the way I’d encourage a student or friend to: eat well 🥦, move 🚶‍♀️, rest 🛋️.
Some days I do better than others.
There’s still work, always. But I’m reminding myself that rest counts too. ☀️

I’m cooking real meals 🍳 — not just dinner, but breakfast and lunch too. There’s more time to breathe.
But the quiet can be loud. I catch myself feeling guilty for not “making more progress,” whatever that means.

At 5000m, crouched on sharp rock, calibrating a force plate with frozen hands—I learned how to adapt fast.

Science felt real, embodied, and shared.

We need more of that in engineering education.

#ExperientialLearning #HumanFirst #STEMOutside

✅ Proud of what kept moving.
🧠 Mindful of what got left behind.

Three more weeks on the treadmill: ⛰️ incline high, ⏱️ speed up, no stepping off yet.

Grateful for the community that helps make carrying it all possible.

#AcademicLife #Reflection #HumanFirst
(3/3)

❌ Let personal routines slide (dog walks, meals)
❌ Showed up less prepared than I wanted

By Wednesday, the weight had already set in—heavy eyes, heavier mind—as we started our second campus visit.
Not a normal week.
(2/3)