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5 Year Plans

January 17, 2010

How do you feel about your 5 year plan? Don’t have one? Terrified of the thought? If so, you’re not alone.
Many folks in the 25-35 year age bracket (i.e. this blog’s main readership) seem to shudder of the thought of a 5 year plan. It reminds us that we’ll be 5 years older in only [...]

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Shot of the Day: Waiting for Wind

December 14, 2009

Tara and Nastia wait for wind in Cornwall. (May as well plug my old program here: Engineering for Sustainable Development at Cambridge. This shot is from an ESD trip in 2008. Thinking about doing a masters around sustainability? Consider applying. And congrats to Jackie who did just that and just got in!)
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‘I want to go to Grad School” - 12 Possible Reasons

October 1, 2009

I’m hearing this a lot these days. It seems everyone I know is going back to school. Even my wonderful father is trying to slack his way through another degree.
The question I have is: why? Honestly. Why do you want to go back to school? Which of the questions below truly apply to your decision?
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The Journey from Ethiopia to Cambridge

July 14, 2009

A few days ago I jumped on a plane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, dodging raindrops, old taxis and the odd garbage pile. The journey wasn’t a long one, only requiring 12 hours or so to London, and another couple to Cambridge. Having travelled to and from Africa a few times, the transition is losing its [...]

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