Life Work Balances
I started blogging almost 12 years ago. It kicks me back a little to type that sentence out, but it’s true. The first blog I ever had was hosted on Livejournal. Since then I have kept several different web spaces Continue reading
Adventures in Fieldwork
As a second-semester, second-year School Counseling student (and lover of alliteration), I am deep in the throes of fieldwork. My fieldwork site is College Preparatory Middle School, which is located in La Mesa. I became involved with CPMS last year Continue reading
The Dreaded "Comps" for MFTs
I remember last February, hearing all of the “second years” talking about “Comps” which is the Comprehensive Exam that USD MFT students take in their second year as the capstone event before graduation. I remember listening to them talk about Continue reading
Finding People You Can Work With
As a first year doctoral student, I’m trying to figure out what I need to know to survive. What technologies to use, what books to read, what forms to fill out, etc. etc. But most importantly, WHO do I need Continue reading
Living in the NOW
Spring Semester, 2013 – my last semester of graduate school. For the next 3 months, it’s going to be a balancing act of completing my action research project, my work obligations, and my studies. The energy of the campus is Continue reading
Changemakers welcomed at USD
I love meeting new SOLES students. They leave me inspired and reinvigorated to pursue my life’s purpose. This is because my experience has been that the typical SOLES student is driven to change the world through education and social innovation. Continue reading
How to become a Doctor (allegedly)
Here at SOLES we are getting ready to host very eager and excited prospective PhD students, and being a 2nd year PhD student myself I thought it would be fun to offer some “advice” to the prospective students. It would Continue reading
MFTs in Ireland
I feel blessed that I was able to travel abroad with my cohort for an international learning experience. During Spring Break of 2012, 20 of my classmates, and 2 professors went to Ireland for 10 days. Over the 10 days, Continue reading
The Great Equalizer
Education is often referred to as the great equalizer. While it is the mechanism that ideally create an equal playing field for all students in the United States, it is also connects students in America to students all over the Continue reading
The great thing about SoCal
One great thing about living in Southern California is the ease of access to a wide variety of landscapes. Ocean, deserts, rolling hills, coastal plains, mountains, and valleys all lay within close proximity. Where else can you go surfing in Continue reading