From c5e738a01d6495a961e4d6b7b706a50f239d9e11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ethan Yoo Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2022 11:59:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'Now' page to reflect academic and personal plans --- content/now.md | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/now.md b/content/now.md index 7f59cda..170a3c5 100644 --- a/content/now.md +++ b/content/now.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: Now -date: 2021-09-29 +date: 2022-01-02 layout: permalink description: "Find out what I am doing now: what I'm reading, what I'm working on in my free time, and where I'm at professionally." --- @@ -8,11 +8,18 @@ description: "Find out what I am doing now: what I'm reading, what I'm working o **You might also want to read:** [What is a "now page"?](https://nownownow.com/about) ## Recent academic and professional decisions -As of September 2021, I am taking a leave of absence from the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at Smith College School for Social Work. Through the AmeriCorps VISTA program, I will be working at a human service organization as a Program Evaluation Specialist. + +Through AmeriCorps VISTA, I have been serving as the Program Evaluation Specialist at a large human service organization. I am returning to the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at Smith College School for Social Work in September 2022. + +I have been working toward a second bachelor's degree (Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science) at Thomas Edison State University (TESU). I am currently taking Data Structures (in C++), Database Management, and Software Engineering. I am also making use of credit recommendations from [ACE](https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pages/default.aspx) and NCCRS for coursework at non-collegiate providers (e.g., [Study.com](https://study.com/college/index.html)). + +I plan to start the last two of my required classes (Computer Architecture and the liberal arts capstone) at TESU next month and apply for June 2022 graduation. ## In my free time -I am using [The Odin Project](https://www.theodinproject.com/about) and a Udemy course to continue learning web development. I'm also exploring computer programming with a few courses on edX, including [CS50](https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x). +I'm toying with the idea of writing publicly on [Write.as](https://ethan.writeas.com/) again. I only made it to Day 4 of the 100-day challenge, but I did end that last post with "I'm having fun writing posts as part of #100DaysToOffload!" + +I'm also planning to update [the resources page](/resources/) (or create a separate page) with content related to civic technology, computational social science, and data science. ## What I'm reading @@ -20,6 +27,10 @@ Schoonmaker, S. (2018). *Free software, the Internet, and global communities of # In previous months +## November 2021 + +* Between moving in January 2021 and summer coursework at Smith College, I had some months where I wasn't regularly volunteering as an EMT. I'm back to it as of late November 2021. + ## December 2020 * I started participating in [#100DaysToOffload](https://100daystooffload.com/) on December 1. #100DaysToOffload "challenge[s] people to publish 100 posts on their **personal blog** in a year." I'm posting these entries to [Write.as,](https://ethan.writeas.com/) a blogging platform with its foundations in [free software](https://writefreely.org/) and [a respect for privacy.](https://write.as/principles)