To whom much is given, much is required...

This past month has been truly amazing. So many blessing to be thankful for, and I thank God for it all. First I was accepted to the CRA-W Grad Cohort Program, then I was selected to be a SLIDER mentor this summer, then I was offered a position to teach a robotics class in a K-12 summer program, and just today I was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship!!!! This is great!! I have been smiling ear to ear all day!!!! So basically this NSF Fellowship will fund 3 whole years of my graduate studies -- tuition and a monthly stipend!! Now I can focus strictly on my studies and not these bills getting paid.

{Sidenote} I feel like I only update you all on the good things in my life. Trust and believe, I have had my share of rejections with fellowships, exams, and conferences, but I do not let that stop me. I apply to any and everything that has the slightest possibility to help me attain my goals and future career. Every "NO" that I receive just means that I'm that much closer to that "YES," and it motivates me to keep pushing!

Now with all that said..."To whom much is given, much is required." It's time for me to buckle down and change the world!!! I have been given all the tools to do what I need to do, now it's time for me to execute!! Listen to my anthem ;-)

With love,

Future Dr. Brown