Ms. Libranda's Daily Thoughts

  A screenshot from my plant instagram account from December of 2021 A photo I took recently of the same plant taken in June 2024      Let me share a story about my planty journey and the significance of this albo monstera. In the year 2020, I moved into my very first apartment and during this time, the pandemic was still a big phenomena that we all had to deal with. Like a lot of people, I was bored at home and wanted to venture into a hobby that could be experienced on my own terms and easily in the comfort of my new apartment. I had always been attracted to nature so becoming a plant collector just made sense. One of the plants that I never thought I'd own was this one, the albo monstera. A monstera is a pretty common house plant but what make the albo version special is the coloration of the leaves includes splashes of white/cream and lighter shades of green speckled throughout. At this time, since many other people decided to pick up this hobby, to get this spec...

Sal Khan's feature on the Art of Power podcast gave me an array of "food for thought" moments. First, it was nice to learn about how he started his nonprofit organization, Khan Academy. In high school, I was never a fan of math and a lot of that attributed to a lack of motivational teachers who taught the subject well. I am more of an English and writing lover, so naturally math and the sciences were difficult for me. Khan Academy video's helped me a lot during the time that I had no other source of help. I love that Sal had a really good paying job working for a hedge fund and decided he wanted to do something more meaningful with his time. Now fast forward many years later, he is one of the most well known names when it comes to online educational resources.  A few moments in this interview stood out to me, the first was his interaction with his family member, a young girl who wanted help with her school work. Sal helped her via video call and internet interactions ...