Happy New Year! 2017 is over, and whether you had a great year, or couldn’t wait for it to end, we have a new chapter to look forward to. Yesterday looked a lot like today, and the only thing that really changes is the -18 and taxes, but having this annual reset is a great… Continue reading Monthly Challenges 2018
Author: Maika
Three Stones
While on tour with Cirque Du Soleil in Japan, I spent one day off with an incredible team to work on this project. Here is the link to the video: THREE STONES Please share on social media and beyond. The press release is below: Screen captures and staff credits: — Staff Credit Production by… Continue reading Three Stones
Peet’s Cold Brew – Taste Test and Review
Peet’s Coffee, a San Francisco-based coffee company has recently launched a new line of packaged cold brew. There’s six main drinks and I’ve taken the time to taste them all… for the love of coffee! The following is a completely biased, unscientific study conducted in my dorm room and around campus at Stanford University. Peet’s… Continue reading Peet’s Cold Brew – Taste Test and Review
Stanford: Second Attempt
Have you ever had a moment of Déjà Vu? As if you’ve been there before, had the same conversation, or experienced the same series of events? This happens to me more often than i’m comfortable with, but this time specifically, it’s not just a case of deja vu… It’s New Student Orientation week, and just… Continue reading Stanford: Second Attempt
On Tour With Totem – Brussels, Belgium
The end is near. Maybe it’s goodbye forever, maybe it’s a temporary break while I complete a degree. Only time will tell if I’ll ever return to the circus stage, and my emotions have been swinging back and forth about it for a while now. I arrived in Brussels after a long journey, starting in… Continue reading On Tour With Totem – Brussels, Belgium
Kindness
Kindness is one of the best gifts. It’s wonderful to receive, and oh-so satisfying to give. It’s something we don’t think about on a daily basis, but there’s a lot that goes on behind kindness. No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. – Aesop Kindness: acting with a quality of being… Continue reading Kindness
Don’t Post A Blog A Day
I’ve been fairly successful with this month’s challenge, to post a new blog post every day. I could not guarantee content, time posted, or comprehensibility of the words, but it happened. Today is the last day of the challenge. Thank goodness. I wrote about travel, I wrote about work, I wrote lists and fitness workouts,… Continue reading Don’t Post A Blog A Day
On Tour With Totem – Sochi, Russia
[Disclaimer: opinions on my own. In no way does this have any association with companies mentioned or groups involved.] The run in Sochi, Russia, is over. Totem premiered at the Bolshoy Ice Dome (one of the Olympic arenas from the 2014 Winter Olympics) on July 1st. The crew worked tirelessly to transform the rink into… Continue reading On Tour With Totem – Sochi, Russia
Why Do Muscles Twitch?
For the last week or so, the muscles on my left side have been twitching for a duration of a few minutes. One day it was my deltoid, one day my lat, even before I went on stage, my tricep was throwing a fit. Sometimes my eyelid twitches too. Why does this happen? … There’s… Continue reading Why Do Muscles Twitch?
Current Topics In Physics [July 2017]
What’s going on in the research field with physics recently? With school slowly approaching, I thought it would be a good time to re-acclimate myself with scientific papers, analysis, and general science topics of today. I prefer physics over biology and chemistry (as if they’re separate fields, but still), so I’ve dug a bit into… Continue reading Current Topics In Physics [July 2017]