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Course Review of Software Stacks in Climate Tech by Terra.do

Another year, another Terra.do course completed. Having enjoyed Terra.do’s 12-week flagship course, “Climate Change: Learning for Action”, I decided to enroll in their 4-week baby course, “Software Stacks in Climate Change”. Though it’s but a wee little course, it delivered a strong punch. At a price

Reflections

Recommendations and Reflections from a New Yorker's First Time in Japan

Prefatory ReflectionsBy all means, skip ahead to The Trip if you’re not here for personal musings. It feels like eons since I last touched this blog. I’d like to chalk it up to having too much going on in my life – and to a certain degree, that’s

Reflections

Course Review of Climate Change: Learning for Action by Terra.do

This Earth Day, I graduated from the 12-week online course known as Climate Change: Learning for Action (LFA, for short), hosted by Terra.do.

Google

"Returning to Office" at Google NYC

Oh, how I've longed for you, Google office. The fresh-cooked meals and snacks for days. The decidedly long hallways made shorter by scooters planted at each main intersection. The distinct absence of the bed staring over my shoulder, as it liked to do while I worked in my itsy bitsy

Reflections

Working Remotely from Europe

Here’s what I learned about the experience of working while traveling.

Reflections

Painting away the COVID pains

The accomplishment of finishing a painting is enough to reinforce my belief that I am a person of progress; I am energized by making, and I carry that energy into the rest of my life, including my work at Google.

Career

My [Remote] Noogler Journey

6 weeks in to Google, I frequently find myself asking the big question: When will I get to go into the office? While it feels petty to be focused on this question when I should be grateful that I get to work at Google at all (and I am, trust

Career

Becoming a Developer Advocate at Google

Developer Advocacy is a relatively new branch within Engineering that exists to serve the relatively new need for an engineer's perspective at the product level of products whose users are engineers, e.g. APIs and client libraries.

Reflections

Starting at a Startup

Reflections on Starting My Career at a Tech Startup