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Mar 24, 20204 min read

The Walls Will Fall One Day if We Keep Growing

“The Wall” — local people like to address it this way. To locals, the mere length or the grandeur of it does not ring any bells.

Mar 19, 20204 min read

On the Move

I wanted to yell and say: “YES I ACCEPT!” But I tried to be cool.

Mar 6, 20204 min read

I Was Scared by Volcanoes, so I Decided to Study Them

I was petrified of volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, high winds, lightning, and even--when I was very young--the sound of the ocean.

Feb 17, 20206 min read

The Wild Calls. Am I Listening?

My field site was adorned with loads and loads of herps and nobody can tell me otherwise.

Feb 10, 20204 min read

Saved by Science

...a bigger part of me wanted to defend measuring out exactly six cups of water to really go the extra mile on my Kraft macaroni and cheese.

Jan 26, 20206 min read

Surf's Up, and I'm Far Out

I sometimes imagine how my path would be different if I had pursued music instead of science.

Jan 6, 20207 min read

Blowing Away the Ivy Narrative

No way, this is a mistake. This email is probably directed to another Nicole. I’ll get a second email soon saying it was a mistake.

Dec 30, 20195 min read

On Cairo, Change, and Staying the Same

No sooner had I landed in Cairo after four long years of absence than I discovered my watch broke.

Nov 30, 201910 min read

I Got Kicked Out Of a Lab, and Three Lessons I Derived from It

...feelings of failure are physical. I threw up my dinner that night, I could not stop crying, and my body would not stop trembling.

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