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Boogey Season
The moment the leaves start turning yellow, America jumps fully into non-stop holiday mode. October is for scary decorations and pumpkins.
Michelle
Oct 30, 20201 min read
Music for Aliens
As someone who doesn’t fully understand how to be human, music doesn’t really make sense to me.
Michelle
Oct 11, 202011 min read
A Morning Routine in the Time of COVID-19
I'm lucky to have a nice view out the window.
Michelle
Aug 26, 20200 min read
How Creativebug can weave diversity into its craft
Creativebug needs to think creatively about the parasite that is systemic discrimination.
Michelle
Aug 3, 20208 min read
Until every working woman is given her due
As each month passes by in the US, I’ve been feeling more and more like life is designed for an aggressively narrow definition of normal.
Michelle
Jul 23, 20205 min read
What I've learnt recently
Some things regarding race and injustice that I was previously aware of and learnt about in the last few months.
Michelle
Jul 20, 20205 min read
A summer update
What has happened over the last few months? Nothing much, but also a lot. My friend said that I was experiencing bookends of weather.
Michelle
Jul 19, 20203 min read
Signs of a Pandemic
Signs of comfort, or signs of being comfortable?
Michelle
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Observations on Quarantine Life
Life under quarantine is no different to life as an introvert, but now I am more aware of how many people are strolling down my street.
Michelle
Apr 4, 20204 min read
A Pathway to Employment: "Well, racism definitely plays a part"
Would I have had the same outcome if I came from a different country and spoke English with a definite foreign accent?
Michelle
Mar 31, 20204 min read
A road rash
At Yarra Bend Park, the Capital City Trail becomes a steep slope that culminates in a sharp, gravelly, left turn. Of course I fell over.
Michelle
Mar 23, 20203 min read
The golf course in my way
I attempted to walk alongside the North Shore Channel canal only to find that there were no walking paths - only a very large golf course.
Michelle
Mar 11, 20202 min read
A Pathway to Employment: “They’re made to believe that they don’t have worth.”
Hiring managers may like the sound of inclusive employment, but they instinctively think of the challenges within their own company.
Michelle
Dec 19, 20198 min read
A Pathway to Employment: The Sensory Journey
My online course assigned me a quest: Go on a Sensory Journey. I chose to take my steps across the field of employment equity.
Michelle
Dec 18, 20194 min read
The source of my tears these days
I've been chopping a lot of onions recently. I'm not alone in this.
Michelle
Dec 13, 20193 min read
A hypochondriac in America
It took one neighbour 8 months to get a doctor's appointment. Another neighbour had only 2 doctors that she could see in the entire state.
Michelle
Nov 30, 20199 min read
Two instances of snow
The snow was pristine and squeaky underfoot. As the man on the bus said, "It's a pretty as scene!"
Michelle
Nov 11, 20193 min read
The Enabling Garden
The Enabling Garden demonstrates how gardens can be designed to make gardening accessible for people of all abilities.
Michelle
Oct 10, 20193 min read
The ethical quadrilemma
What does it mean to be an ethical/sustainable consumer? How does one navigate all the speedbumps of ways to cause harm when buying things?
Michelle
Sep 27, 20194 min read
On Racism: One month into Evanston
I have been living in Evanston for over a month now. It’s a lovely place. It's just very... white.
Michelle
Sep 26, 20193 min read
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