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THE FOLLOWTHROUGH

Most of these blogs document my travels abroad and were written under the auspices of former educational institutions. I have transferred them here for posterity, but interspersed are independent entries about science, the history of that science, and how that science impacts our collective future. Follow along on my quest to finish all of the blog posts I have ever started.

Jingle Jangle. Mingle, Don't Mangle:

How to mingle with the haughtiest of intellectuals. Let it be known that 2016 Madison foresaw this blog post might not see the light of...

May 9, 20218 min read

The Finisher

I’ve long held that my mental health is founded on finishing things. But for me, in order to finish things, they need to be perfect. Now,...

May 9, 20211 min read

The peek into the past district

This morning as I walked my cup of coffee to the patio couch, I was greeted by a light mist descending from grey and periwinkle specked...

Dec 16, 20208 min read

Welcome to "The Followthrough"

We all have grand ideas that never see the light of day. I'd argue most of our grand, lavish ideas never come to fruition because there's...

Dec 15, 20206 min read

Should you consume the quinine?

Last week I was tagged in a video of a chiropractor touting the consumption of Schweppes tonic water and zinc supplements as the best way...

Apr 19, 202014 min read

You're fired!

Partaking in the Women’s March on London felt like the epic drum solo in the middle of Phil Collins’ "In The Air Tonight".

Jan 23, 20176 min read

TRUE LIFE: I Suffer From FOMP.

Maladaptive perfectionism is an insecure little puffer fish. It hisses, “I am not enough, and I will never be enough.”

Sep 21, 20165 min read

Life in plastic...it's far from fantastic.

You may be familiar with the three chasing arrows that scream, “Reduce. Reuse. Recycle!” but have you ever noticed the number inside?

Oct 28, 201511 min read

Going [with] p[eople]

(Because the USF Study Abroad blog is called "Going Places".) Today is my 21st birthday. Today also marks exactly 2 months abroad.

Jul 28, 20153 min read

"But did thee feel the earth move?"

A great white egret soared past the basilica as one of the violinists pierced a high C.

Jul 18, 20156 min read

Land of the [gluten] free

Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans! I figured I would take today to write back to my homeland in honor of its independence. So in...

Jul 4, 20153 min read

Merci, au revoir.

I can’t believe my time in France is coming to a close. I know more adventures lay ahead but none of them will be Paris. It’s easy to...

Jun 26, 20155 min read

Hungry in Paris

They were right. Earnest Hemingway and Langston Hughes. Only in the cultural feast of Paris could one feel so hungry. Quite literally,...

Jun 17, 20155 min read

Above all else, be weird.

Ten days down and I’m already living like a Parisian. I know where the 10 metro connects to the 12 and where there’s a 50 cent café...

Jun 9, 20154 min read

Double Trouble (and a Bucket List).

I feel a sense of déjà vu as I prepare to board this Boeing-787. It’s hard to believe that this time last year I was surrounded by 300...

May 29, 20153 min read