In an effort to help struggling students help pay to further themselves in their educational journey, President Obama is toying with the idea of offering free community college. This plan is called America’s College Promise, and even if it gets approved, it will be years before it is actually applicable and available to students. The… Read more

Unless you live under a rock, or ignore the news/media, you’ve likely heard of the stories regarding measles outbreaks happening across the country in many different states. There are also cases of whooping cough, mumps, rubella, and polio popping up after years/decades of these diseases being almost non-existent. The cause seems to be a simple… Read more

I don’t know what I’d do nor how much I’d weigh without my accountability buddies. Let me begin by saying I’m a very lazy, unmotivated individual when it comes to going to the gym or working out. Even when I get to the gym, I usually don’t put forth too much effort, just enough to… Read more

After reading this interesting article on Linked In, I feel compelled to share it and add my two cents. I find it fascinating the take-off and enormous reach of online learning. I myself am an online student since I am enrolled in a WizIQ course meant for teachers who are interested in building their teaching… Read more

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. -Edwin Powell Hubble Hello and welcome to my science education/ universe exploring blog. I will be utilizing this blog to share my interests and ideas related to science education. Short background: I received my Master’s degree in Biology in… Read more

The past three weeks I’ve been waking up extra early every Wednesday morning to go for a jog before work. I got the idea after reading a few articles regarding running in the morning: the first one was 12 simple hacks to finally become a morning runner which got my mind going, like maybe I could… Read more

I don’t know about you, but even after a month and a half, I am still shocked and saddened that Robin Williams passed away. I never met the guy, but from the first time I saw him, I fell in love with him. I was mesmerized by his personality, he lit up the screen whenever… Read more

This weekend is our annual kung fu retreat in Michigan. While I’m excited to learn and bond with my kung fu brothers and sisters, I’m dreading how sore and tired I’ll be afterwards. I’m hoping the weather holds up and everyone has a good time. I can’t wait to learn more kung fu and run… Read more

So after the second time running 7 miles, my left knee hurt for about a day or two. I took the week off of running but then ran the big ten 10k. My knee hurt for a few days after that and it was way worse. I figured out it was my IT band since… Read more

Finally watched this TED talks video that my friend sent to me a few months ago when we first started running together. We started out running 2 miles once a week together. Today we ran 7 miles for the first time (my first time running 7 miles ever, woo!). My running has been improving and… Read more