This past quarter has been one of obsession, passion, and toil: as I near completion of my Astronomy and Physics minors, delve into formal plasma physics, attended three conferences, and spent all too many friday nights manufacturing. Now as I sit here attending the aforementioned third conference in Baltimore I reflect on all the challenges and triumphs faced over the past 10 weeks.

Honestly, there are many reasons that I want to start a blog. Not only would it be a much needed creative outlet, fulfilment of an indie web staple, and a way to keep my family and supporters in the loop, but it is also an additional means of documenting my life. I’ve taken up journaling for the past year or so, but as my time has become more and more scarce it's been harder to keep up daily. I do not yet know what cadence this blog shall have, but somewhere between biweekly and monthly sounds like a solid sample rate to get good stories and updates to recount.