1st day back in the lab
My first day working from home was 12 March. Today is the 10th August, which means I have been working from home for five months! Today we had some hand-over training that I had to… Read More »1st day back in the lab
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Happy Eid al-Adha 2020!
It´s only been 70 days since we last had an Eid, but it feels like ages ago. Time goes fast and slow at the same time and it´s difficult to recall what has happened between… Read More »Happy Eid al-Adha 2020!
Are we opening schools or not?
Just a week before Shelter-in-Place was announced we had gotten some really great news: Both our 2- and 3-year-old had gotten placement at a private daycare center close to our home. But as things closed… Read More »Are we opening schools or not?
US banking from a foreigner´s perspective
I´ve been in the US for 8 months now and one thing that keeps bugging me is how old-fashioned my bank is. There are many things about it (and possibly the financial system in the… Read More »US banking from a foreigner´s perspective
100 days at home
This week I took a look at my calendar and realized that I´ve spent more than 100 days working from home. It feels like time has stood still this whole time, but when I look… Read More »100 days at home
Juneteenth
Today is another pseudoholiday in an endless month at home (although as of today we are in stage 3 in San Mateo County). We have gotten e-mails from some administrators stating that they have gotten… Read More »Juneteenth
Curfews
Following the release of videos showing black males discriminated against and even killed by white people with police affiliations, people have started to protest on the streets and some cities have been crowded with people,… Read More »Curfews
Memorial Day and Eid
This has been a very nice, warm long weekend. Yesterday was Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of our first Ramadan in the US. And today, it´s another public holiday. So far, I´ve experienced several public… Read More »Memorial Day and Eid
Backwards course design
This week I attended two courses for my Teaching Certificate. Both were about backwards course design. What is backwards course design? Well, it´s a student-centric way of designing your course. Instead of thinking about what… Read More »Backwards course design
Halfway through Ramadan 2020
It´s Friday evening and seriously warm in California. In southern Californa there is apparantly a heatwave generating record temperatures. But here we have days and night warmer than I´m used to in May. 30 degrees… Read More »Halfway through Ramadan 2020
1st Ramadan 1441
We´ve had our first day of fasting here in California and although first days are usually quite ok, today was really difficult. It could be due to the warm weather that we´ve had this wekk,… Read More »1st Ramadan 1441
Which news should you watch?
After almost six months in the US, I still find that it´s difficult to find out what has happened in the country without getting a biased message. News channels here are all biased towards either… Read More »Which news should you watch?
StrengthQuest
I attended a virtual seminar this week that was about understanding my own strengths. Most of us like to focus on our weaknesses to become better, but this seminar was about understanding what our best… Read More »StrengthQuest
Shelter-in-Place and at-home schooling
It´s been an odd couple of weeks, to say the least. The Corona Virus and Covid-19 are the new buzzwords and we are all acutely aware of it. This week several counties in California ordered… Read More »Shelter-in-Place and at-home schooling
Negotiation seminar
Last week I attended a three-hour seminar in the Scientific Management Series where we learned about negotiation and negotiation styles. The basic point was that when negotiating it is possible for both parties to leave… Read More »Negotiation seminar
Professional and Academic Writing
I´m attending a six-week course on how to write in Academia. The course is for postdocs that are non-native English speaker and it´s taught by a very funny guy, Dr. Kristopher Geda. The course is… Read More »Professional and Academic Writing
What is your niche?
I was thinking today about what my niche in the blogging sphere is. My Swedish blog has been alive and well for more than 10 years and I´ve gained a lot of readers there, but… Read More »What is your niche?
Teaching workshop
Another week, another learning opportunity! I have the possibility of obtaining a Teaching certificate through the Postdoctoral Office at Stanford. To obtain the certificate I need to attend a journal club, teach at least 20… Read More »Teaching workshop
Creativity in Research
I attended another postdoc workshop last Friday. It was called Creativity in Research and we learned to use our creativity to get unstuck, create collaborative projects, and design our research projects. The workshop started out… Read More »Creativity in Research
LinkedIn Learning for Stanford and SLAC employees
The new year has started and Stanford has been open for a week. During this week I´ve already managed to sign up for a course and various seminars. And set my learning goals on LinkedIn… Read More »LinkedIn Learning for Stanford and SLAC employees