Enjoying my weekend hiking trip in New Hampshire 🍂🍁🥰

The colors aren’t as vibrant and the leaves are dry and falling instead of turning due to a huge drought this summer, but the foliage is lovely nonetheless!

Views from Vermont when I was driving from OKC to Boston on Monday 🍁🍂

Developing a new chronic illness during grad school was not on my bingo card.

I’m about to hit the year mark of when my seizures started and it STILL feels new

I’m finally getting disability accommodations for the first time and I am so relieved.

Usually there’s documentation to send to Harvard. I told them about my seizures and underlying health conditions and they have been so helpful and understanding as I try to get a diagnosis #DisabledInSTEM

Colonization continues to have profound generational impacts on my Mexicano/Tejano side in many ways ranging from modern conservative/ religious norms to unearthing our Indigenous roots that were taken from our ancestors. It’s very nuanced. Makes the emphasis on listening that much more imperative.

It starts with everyone, too! For example (below)

Thank you, Gary. I really appreciate you.

I did my best with my shorts and accessories!

I don’t identify as Indigenous, but I’ve been taking time to return & reconnect with the culture & customs that were taken from my people. I hope today serves as a reminder that we continue to amplify stories and voices every day and past them forward 🧡

For #OrangeShirtDay, donate to give joy to Native kids on my Winnebago Reservation. Our children were once stolen from us & many didn’t return others did with immeasurable trauma. Uplifting community events bring priceless healing. #EveryChildMatters www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Fall is in full swing in New England! 🍁🍂

Photo taken in the White Mountains in New Hampshire this past weekend

Hi from Cambridge! Excited to be back at Harvard in-person to finish my PhD (and to experience fall and summer in New England)!

I took this “first day of school” pic for my mom!

It’s been difficult to explain the onset of a new chronic illness (non-epileptic seizures where I’m waiting for an official diagnosis) to my committee.

I’ve said that: the PhD takes time and science takes time.

One day at a time! #DisabledInSTEM

I couldn’t have imagined that I would build such a beautiful community over the past 11 months that I now consider my second family.

These people showed up to say goodbye, when really: it’s a see you later! ❤️

In honor of losing both my dad and grandmother to this disease, I've started a team to help raise awareness and fundraise for this year's @alzassociation.bsky.social Walk ("If You Feel It, Chase the Alzheimer's Cure"). The walk is set for Saturday, Nov 1. Any support is greatly appreciated!

#ENDALZ

Good morning from Norman! #OKwx

My drive is going to be 1 day and 2 hours not considering the stops on the way 😅

My favorite ice cream spot in central Mass has pumpkin and gingersnap ice cream and it’s out of this world (their blueberry crumble is also my favorite flavor of all time)

Thank you! I’m so excited to be back to fall foliage 3+ coffee shops in less than a mile radius from my house and all the bagels and almond croissants

To conceptualize how rapidly fast this happened: I had a "you should think about moving back" conversation with faculty on August 5th… and I'll be back in Somerville on September 14th.

Quick & unexpected career update: I’m moving back to Cambridge/Somerville to finish my PhD in-person at Harvard w. a trio of co-advisors Marianna Linz, Eric Ray & Steve Wofsy in 3 weeks!

I’m continuing my work on stratospheric composition, dynamics + transport. I’m excited to return to New England!

When you make a raspberry cheesecake, but you’re also an atmospheric dynamicist and realize there are cyclonic and anticyclonic raspberry eddies on said cheesecake 😂

Another day, another sunset behind Walmart ☀️ #okwx

Thankful that I found a good core group of friends ❤️

This makes me happy to read. 💜

If I’m going to be stressed, at least I will be surrounded by natural lighting and a lot of plants 🌱