Thu, 13 February 2014
“With steely determination, I pointed my tips downhill and tried to power through the deep snow, but I was doomed,” remembers Julia Rosen. “I started to do the super slow splits as my skis drifted further and further apart under two piles of snow that felt like wet concrete. My feet stopped, but my body lurched forward and I was thrust into an unwelcome downward dog.” Anyone who’s skied powder remembers this fall. Anyone who, like Julia, learned to ski pow as an adult remembers it more clearly. But Julia did make it through the painful learning process—only to discover that, perhaps, the wisdom she had gained might just serve her in the horizontal world as well.
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As a second year geology grad student struggling with the exact same issues (and as a midwesterner that didn't figure out powder until his 20's), I'm so grateful for this episode. I'm not normally inclined to make comments on podcasts, but in this case I feel obligated. I replayed this recently, and it's only gotten more relevant and helpful as I continue on my own academic trajectory. I can't thank you enough, Julia!
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Julia, I might be a weekend warrior at best but your story really hit home especially when finding doubt in what you are doing for a living and thinking that it's something wrong with you. I'm in the middle of making a career change myself for the same types of reasons. Thank you for sharing your story it was so encouraging to hear.
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