Kiirsti OwenSep 1, 20195 minAdvice to grad students from a grad student: first conference"The self-made inferno of the academic junk bond era is the conferences, where the din of ambition is as deafening as on the floor of the...
Kiirsti OwenJul 4, 20194 minTropical Dry Forests - Part Two: The Wet SeasonBefore you start reading: have you read Part One? If not, STOP, and head over to my previous post. It will be a better experience if you...
Kiirsti OwenMay 3, 20193 minTropical Dry Forests - Part One: The Dry SeasonWelcome to the tropical dry forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica! You can see in the photo above (Fig. 1) where this ecosystem gets its...
Kiirsti OwenApr 9, 20195 minClimbing Mountains & Overcoming Old FearsOkay, not literal mountains, though I totally recommend that too - the feeling I get from summiting a mountain peak is the same wonderful...
Kiirsti OwenFeb 3, 20197 minAdvice to new grad students from a new grad studentAfter five months of grad school, I'm just over a quarter of the way through (assuming I can finish in two years, which is my goal) and I...