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Sep 11
6 min

How My ADHD Diagnosis Made Me a Better Scientist

We all sneeze from time to time, but if you sneeze 30 times a day, you know you’re sick.

Aug 27
5 min

Creating Childhood Fun in the Time of COVID-19

Humans, we love making things with our hands. It is one of our defining characteristics as a species.

Aug 20
4 min

Finding Your Path

The opening question doesn’t need an answer, because what you’re going to be is not a destination.

Aug 5
4 min

The Other Day, I Talked to My Parents on the Phone.

It is not that we avoid connecting to one other on a deeper level. Rather, we are incapable of it.

Aug 2
6 min

A Battle Between Heart and Mind

Academically, it felt like going from a bustling city to a sparsely populated town.

Jul 3
7 min

I Thought Finland Was Home, but My Heart Said No

“When was the last time you saw a Finn on the television for doing something big?”. My answer was “never”.

Jun 3
5 min

Remembering DDay

My love for physics had grown to the point that I knew I wanted to pursue a Ph.D., but I never had the chance to tell DDay.

May 30
7 min

Deshaciendo la narrativa típica de un estudiante Ivy League

No puede ser, esto está mal. Era dirigido a otra Nicole. Ya mismo me llega otro email diciendo que fue un error.

May 28
12 min

Home is Wherever I Am

It became clear to me that home was not something permanent, no matter how desperately I wanted that to be true.

May 18
4 min

Embrace the ‘ands’

How would I be able to juggle these different identities—graduate student, writer, and Puerto Rican— without one infringing upon the other?

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How My ADHD Diagnosis Made Me a Better Scientist

Creating Childhood Fun in the Time of COVID-19

Finding Your Path

The Other Day, I Talked to My Parents on the Phone.

A Battle Between Heart and Mind

I Thought Finland Was Home, but My Heart Said No

Remembering DDay

Deshaciendo la narrativa típica de un estudiante Ivy League

Home is Wherever I Am

Embrace the ‘ands’

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