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+title: Now
+date: 2022-05-15T16:46:37-04:00
+Description: Recent Happenings in Brandon Rozek's life
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+[*This is a now page, it's meant to showcase what's been going on in my life
+recently. If you have a website, consider creating one as well*](https://nownownow.com/about)
+
+## Professional
+
+I started my PhD program back in August 2021.
+So far, I've met many wonderful people including
+but not limited to the folks at the RAIR lab which
+I'm now a part of.
+
+For my first two semesters I was a teaching assistant.
+The first was Introduction to Computer Science and the
+second was Principles of Software.
+Both of these classes had what I would consider a large amount
+of students (> 300), which meant that there were multiple TAs
+splitting the class into smaller lab/recitation sections.
+Honestly those labs and recitations were the best part of the TAing experience.
+
+In Summer 2022, I will be at IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, NY.
+I'm looking forward to having more research dedicated time.
+
+## Personal Life
+
+Living in Upstate NY, this is the coldest winter I've been through.
+There are many of you in far colder places, but I was not mentally prepared for the
+constant 15 degrees Fahrenheit weather.
+What helped keep me warm:
+- Window Insulator Kit (lowers the amount of heat escape)
+- Thermal underlayers (top and bottom)
+- Soup (Nice and warm)
+- Heated Blanket (much cheaper than a space heater)
+- Snow spikes (for hiking in the winter)
+
+Now that we're approaching summer again,
+I look forward to going on more hikes.
+You can check out some of the trails I completed on my
+[AllTrails profile](https://www.alltrails.com/members/brandon-rozek/completed).