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Teaching the Children of the Rich and Privileged in Santiago, Chile

January 23, 2014by ffpaladin 8 Comments

The story so far… What is Reclaim International? All the attempts to nail that down leaves us to still be a bit scattered. As we’ve promised before, we’ll keep telling […]

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The 5 Year Plan

April 30, 2013by ffpaladin Leave a comment

So, what’s the main deliverable? Well, we plan to follow a team of PhD and grad students from California to visit and connect with educational institutions around the world. The […]

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Meetings, Connections, and Finalizations

April 16, 2013by ffpaladin Leave a comment

Here’s the gist of the trip. Plan to leave August 3rd (no earlier than July 28th & no later than the 3rd). Returning no later than September 18th. Mozambique will […]

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Collecting Letters of Support

April 16, 2013by ffpaladin 1 Comment

Tracy, David, and I have been iterating on making a proposal for our school, UCSC. Tracy, for the most part, has been pioneering the effort. When asked to provide a […]

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What do you want to do with your life?

January 31, 2013by ffpaladin 6 Comments

When you are at the end of your PhD, you get asked this question a lot. It’s actually more challenging to explain what I want to do after my thesis […]

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Like Herding Cats…

January 23, 2013by ffpaladin 5 Comments

We just had an amazing meeting on Sunday at Stanford. I can’t believe how well things went, considering how many pieces were being juggled. My main lesson learned is that, […]

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Encouragements and Insights on Life, South of the Sahara

January 7, 2013by ffpaladin 2 Comments

From a colleague of mine at UC Santa Cruz, Paul, a South African, talks about his experiences traveling throughout Africa, south of the Sahara. We’ll post our Kickstarter video soon, […]

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Eu Falo um Pouco de Português

December 28, 2012by ffpaladin Leave a comment

Everyday I get an email in my mailbox from Duolingo saying: Daily Portuguese (Beta) reminder email You made the owl cry. To keep the owl happy you should practice regularly. […]

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Why Am I Doing This?

December 28, 2012by ffpaladin Leave a comment

You know what’s been really interesting?– seeing what people write on this blog about their thoughts and how their interpretations are equally valid as my own and, yet, different. We […]

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The Value of My Friends

December 7, 2012by ffpaladin Leave a comment

The dean of graduate studies asks for my budget. What budget? I have $100 of my own money sitting in the bank account for Reclaim International. I’ve probably made like […]

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