It’s the last few days here in California! I can’t believe that the time has flown by so quickly. It only seemed that other day that I had arrived! It’s made me a lot more reflective about everything for sure. For once, I have the time to do the “reflecting” instead of pushing it for […]
This was a rather full week here in Stanford. I spent a day in the spectacular WeWork in San Francisco with one of the other people in the lab. Afterwards, he signed us up for Barry’s bootcamp – it was my first time doing this and my, was it an experience! I was sore for […]
The biggest adjustment this week has been that my wife’s trip to visit me here in the US came to an end. It came unexpectedly early when her original flight was cancelled due to mechanical issues. After a frantic number of phone calls, we had her rescheduled, but approximately half a day early. She wasn’t […]
Firstly, I just wanted to thank you for reading this newsletter and those who have gone on to a support it by a paid subscription. It’s something that has helped make writing into quite a habit. Normally, I wouldn’t have bought WiFi on a flight but knowing you’re out there reading it really helps with […]
I can’t believe it’s been a month already over here! After basically spending most of it as a hermit, the biggest thing has been trying to actually see what interesting things people are up to. The following is just ONE EVENING sitting by the fire at the apartment complex. One of my favourite ways to […]
Being a Visiting Scholar. This past week has been defined by my role as a visiting scholar at Stanford. To provide some context, my time here involves joining faculty on projects, presentations, or research. However, I am also afforded the ability to “audit” classes if the faculty of said class is happy to oblige. This […]
This week was actually close to an ideal week worth of work and rest. I ended up being called in to help at Stanford for the SASI Summer program for pre-med students due to some last minute cancellations. The students (thankfully) were in high school and had an intensive 1 week course to get a […]
There’s something oddly isolating, fun, nerve-wracking about moving somewhere new. It’s been a solid 8 years since I last had to do this when I moved from Melbourne to Queensland, then to Perth in my last year of training. This time, it’s the added complexity of another country. To be fair, California is not THAT […]
Well, it’s finally here! Depending on when you’re reading this, I’m either within 24 hrs or have already left Australia for the next 3 months to see what life in sunny California is going to be like. It’s been months in the making but it feels like the date snuck up on me. Due to […]
This week has been rather wistful? I’m not sure if that’s exactly it, but it feels like a conclusion of sorts and I’m not entirely sure why it feels so very dramatic. After the next newsletter, I’ll be living for the next few months in another continent. This, as you know, has been in the […]