I ka nānā no a ʻike.

By observing, one learns

— ʻŌlelo noʻeau no. 1185

Welina mai to a critical, Indigenous, wahine ʻŌiwi space to speak back to the "Ivory Tower" of academia through humanizing reflections on my ongoing educational and career journey.

I use this blog to document personal updates, book reviews, and reflexive writing. Mahalo for taking the time to engage with me.

noho ʻana, 1 min. read Kourtney Kawano noho ʻana, 1 min. read Kourtney Kawano

Reading while “dissertating”

Growing up, I wasn't the biggest fan of reading. When given the choice to read or watch TV, I always chose the latter. In elementary, I often lied about the number of pages I read in weekly reading logs. By middle school, I skimmed chapters and didn't care if I missed important details. This attitude stuck with me for most of high school, too

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