by Roel Snieder | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
I am lucky man in many ways. One of them is that I received a great education with amazing teachers. After completing a 5-year program in theoretical physics at Utrecht University, I received a master’s degree in fluid dynamics at Princeton University, and then I...
by Roel Snieder | Jun 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
I recently attended a goodbye party for one of my colleagues at the Wellness Center at my university. The party was well-attended, about 30 people were present. I counted 3 men among those that were present, and that included myself. Apparently, my male colleagues are...
by Roel Snieder | Jun 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was on a run with three friends and the trail that we were on—the aptly called Too Long Trail–ended at the Bergen Peak Trail that we could take either uphill or downhill. We were at a fork in the road. I said to my friends that we had three options (1)...
by Roel Snieder | May 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Several years ago, I took a wonderful class in facilitating meetings that was taught by Eileen Flanigan. In turns we were leading 15-minute meetings with the other participants in the class. We were asked to define goals that we wanted to reach in our meeting, and the...
by Roel Snieder | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was running a half-marathon with my daughter Julia. I had set the intention to push myself, but to run at all times at a pace that felt good. And I did feel really good as I was steadily moving forward in the field of runners. And then I saw in the distance the mile...
