Category: Adventurer
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Wait, Is This Vacation?
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy Six] I’m taking today and tomorrow FULLY OFF of interviews and holy heckin’ it’s been a chillax day. Mostly. But first the news: Coronavirus cases increase by 13%, biggest rise in over-70s Covid-19 vaccines given to 11.7% of Netherlands adults Coronavirus vaccination fails to meet Dutch government’s targets…
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Preparing for the OfferZen SheSharp Maker’s Event
@OfferZen @SheSharpNL Maker’s event prep! #OfferZenMake
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Welcome to the OfferZen Community
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy Four] This Wednesday I’m super chuffed to join an OfficeZen + SheSharp Maker’s workshop. We’re gonna make a self watering plant sensor!! ! My swag box arrived yesterday. Tomorrow I’m going to do the prep workshop. Live. On a stream. Should be fun, eh? But first the news:…
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“So Tell Me About Yourself, Rain”
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy Two] Within my CV you may have noticed that I have an undergrad in Dance and a Master’s in IT which is very much who I am. I was a professional dancer in the United States and if you’re a professional dancer in the United States, you need…
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Big Things Happening #HUGE
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy One] But I still have to be quiet about it. I don’t like it, either. #SOON But first the news: Ministers switch to online meetings after deputy PM contracts coronavirus Coronavirus 7-day average tops 7,000; Most vaccinations in a month Minister De Jonge approves two rapid coronavirus tests…
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Get Thee To Bed, Leander
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy] One of the habits that I well and truly miss that has gone the way of all flesh is getting up around five in the morning. It fell away at some point when one of the kids was sick or I was stressed or some other perfectly valid…
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HOW Is It Only Tuesday?
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Nine] $SUBJECT But first the news: Curfew will start at 10pm from next week, cabinet sources tell NOS Coronavirus situation “deteriorating” as 46,005 tested positive last week People with low incomes three times more likely to die from coronavirus
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Ah, What a Day!
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Eight] I ate dinner too fast and my stomach protests. A lot. But first the news: Coronavirus cases in hospital highest for six weeks, infections up by 16% Dutch curfew could shift forward to 10 o’clock; “Serious option” says Justice Min. Dutch government won’t relax coronavirus restrictions at…
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Dear Past Self
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Five] Damnit. And also thank you. xoxo,~r. But first the news: New coronavirus cases soar to over 7,400, hospitalisations also rise Minister “optimistic” about partly opening higher education next month The Netherlands drank and smoked less throughout coronavirus Dear Future Self: Do not schedule more than four interviews…
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And Don’t Forget To Breathe
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Two] Yesterday I had three interviews, today I had three interviews, tomorrow I have three interviews, two on Thursday, and two on Friday. That’s a lot of extrovertin’. But first the news: Coronavirus cases up by 24% in last week, RIVM says situation is ‘worrying’ No events until…
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Officially Official Cover Letter
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty One] Which, really, should reside over on https://rainleander.github.io/cv/ but I’ll get it going over here, eh? My bio paragraph that I typically use for conference talks and such is, “Rain is a systematic, creative, interdisciplinary community liaison with a Bachelor’s in dance and a Master’s in information technology.…
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CV and Writing Samples and Speaking Samples, Oh MY!
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty] Regarding yesterday, I woke up in less pain, but more nausea. And since I didn’t actually throw up, nor did my temperature spike, and I was actually able to press on the painful spot without screaming, I still haven’t called the emergency line back. If there’s anything going…