I took a film-making class while I worked at Rice University. I did not really "take" it, though, I more audited it. But I did a lot of work for it, until I quit with a month left. Here's why. First, Rice has some pretty cool creative classes. There's a class where every student is… Continue reading Film-making class at Rice University
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My best tips for your Fulbright-National Geographic Application!
My Application I applied two years ago and my application didn’t move on to the semi-finals. As a favor to you just starting your application, let’s go through mine to see where you can do better. My application Here's the summary of my proposal: "I will undertake a series of animated film projects at schools… Continue reading My best tips for your Fulbright-National Geographic Application!
No need to listen to “life wisdom” advice
I think they are most usually 100% fake. I just read a blog post with 50 tips for living your best life. At one point, he (or she?) advises us to: decide your goals for the next five years, and then achieve them in 2 years! And just a little bit later, his next tip… Continue reading No need to listen to “life wisdom” advice
Feeling ghosted – Animations with kids
I feel like I have very bad follow-through sometimes when it comes to my Science animations with kids program. Sometimes, it's my fault. Like at my last viewing party, about 30 parents, grandparents, aunts, everyone, showed up. I gave them all a little slip of paper with the URL of my website (the one you're… Continue reading Feeling ghosted – Animations with kids
I learned something new about writing grants
First, the "something old": what did I already know about writing grants? It's miserable and soul-sucking and the work of the devil. And the "something new"? I learned that you should make yourself the 'Founder and Executive Director' of something, it doesn't matter what, in fact, it can be something stupid and just hot air,… Continue reading I learned something new about writing grants
Books I didn’t finish
I've decided that one New Year's resolution should be the prevalence of grumpiness and bitterness throughout my days, that way I can ensure one resolution will come true. To start: I keep a list of books that I've read, but let me also keep a list of books that were so bad I just gave… Continue reading Books I didn’t finish
Failures
Failure #1. I have a PhD in science, tons of skills both technical and creative, and tons of experience, but I was rejected from a 3-month internship. Yes, that stung. They contacted me for an interview, and because of the time difference, I was dragged out of bed before dawn to prepare for it. I… Continue reading Failures
People and their word
During our wrap-up in Washington DC, we had several interesting panels. One of them was about science videos. I asked two of them afterwards (a person from NPR and a person from PBS) if I could send them some of my science animations to get their feedback. There was a third person there, a lady… Continue reading People and their word
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