What a whirlwind couple of weeks here at the Review! End of a Season, End of an Era? As I talked about in an earlier life update post, my time as a seasonal Park Ranger in Yosemite came to an end in January. It was the biggest blessing I have ever been given, spending the…
Updates have been slow from Ridley Review HQ lately, I know. My apologies! This writer has started an exciting new adventure, which has kept me occupied. Now getting settled, normal service will be resuming (including the oft-mentioned but seldom-seen game reviews starting up finally). Time to pull back the curtain on life wearing the Green-and-Grey…
Courtesy: Font Awesome In Year 1 ASW (After Social Work), I, like thousands before me, sought my fortune in the highly beautiful and highly expensive state of California and moved West with family while navigating new careers. While working to boost my web design skills, working with some clients, and trying to get this blog…
A Note From the Author The following is a research paper I submitted for an American Environmental History class back in 2018, unedited except for the section subheadings and photographs. It covers a fight still raging today within environmental circles: should natural resources of significant beauty be left in a pristine state for people to…
As a social worker, you need to get used to the unbelievable becoming the routine and the wild becoming expected. It really is amazing how quickly you become numb, as a coping mechanism, to the horrible things being experienced in the community. It is why you see so many jaded souls in the field –…
Via Jen at Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/blu_pineappl3/14019379906 On November 14, 2022, I sped away from a harrowing situation at work: having a gun pulled on me during a home visit (for more background, see the prior post). The hours afterwards were both a daze and also life changing. Some of the rawest reflection I have ever done…
Howdy folks! Sorry for the delay in getting part 2 of my social work post up and running. I am working through a cold the last couple of days while studying for part 2 of the CompTIA A+ certification I am taking on Thursday, prepping for a little travel, and prepping for my new job…
Having chosen to go to school without a clue what to do post-grad, I jumped at the chance to spend a year volunteering full-time, dually in the AmeriCorps and Jesuit Volunteer Corps. What started as a one year gap to broaden my horizons on the problems facing our communities turned into a four-year career filled…
A question Posed… I was hanging with friends last night when the question was posed: what was everyone hoping for out of the new year 2024. And I really didn’t have an answer. New Year’s resolutions have never been something I’ve spent a lot of time pondering; I don’t even remember what mine was for…
It’s been a slow month here at the Ridley Review. Have no fear though! Things will be back up and running shortly. Basically, I am in the midst of interviewing for full-time jobs as well as grinding through my CompTIA A+ certification; both of those have taken up much of my time over the past…
I turned 27 this past weekend and tried to jot down some things that crossed my mind. Here are 27 thoughts at 27: