Jessyca Stoepker
long straight drive
A poem I wrote last October about the weird nostalgia of rural childhoods.
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Jessyca Stoepker
- Nov 26, 2021
- 10 min
Factfulness by Hans Rosling (Book Review)
Regardless of background, the vast majority of people across the globe believe that humanity is doing worse than it actually is.
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 20, 2021
- 7 min
My quarter-life crisis
2020 may have been the year of global crisis, but 2021 is the year of my quarter-life crisis. Quitting my job was just one of many reasons.
Jessyca Stoepker
- Mar 7, 2021
- 12 min
2052 by Jorgen Randers (Book Review)
Author Jorgen Randers attempts to provide some answers to the climate change-related questions that continue to keep us up at night.
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jan 24, 2021
- 10 min
The Chronicles of COVID: Anger, exhaustion, and bittersweet moments in human services
Unlike most folks, I have not yet been sent home to work remotely. While even healthcare workers took a few weeks' leave in the spring, I st
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 23, 2020
- 7 min
Tragedy teaches us change is the only normal we should know
Understanding the need for change isn't the difficult part; it's accepting the ever-present and domineering role it plays in our lives.
Jessyca Stoepker
- May 17, 2020
- 5 min
Pushing through the opacity
Take temp, down coffee, mask up. Repeat. The phrase "keep calm and carry on" has never aligned more perfectly.
Jessyca Stoepker
- Dec 28, 2019
- 8 min
Beyond teaching: When all else fails, educators keep students--and communities--afloat
Teachers are priceless, but they're becoming less like educators and more like social workers. And all for a $37k salary.
Jessyca Stoepker
- Dec 15, 2019
- 4 min
Detachment, death, and other happenings of Michigan winters
The lists of people we claim to love can be hundreds of pages long, and yet, as my friend said, "You can't keep them."
Jessyca Stoepker
- Oct 18, 2019
- 5 min
Overshadowed: Discovering the roots of Little Traverse Bay
As many of you know, I have been accepted into and participating in events through Leadership Little Traverse, a nine-month civic...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 24, 2019
- 6 min
Coffee shop humility
I’m not writing this to pat myself on the back, to brag about some high moral standards that I have or anything like that. I’m writing...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jul 25, 2019
- 2 min
My days in Monterey
Despite not knowing this wonderful city existed until 48 hours before I left Michigan, I've fallen in love with Monterey. Located in...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
So far, so cool, SoCal
I (semi-unintentionally?) spent a lot of time in Southern California, and I was going to write a more lengthy post about it. However, so...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jul 2, 2019
- 4 min
Hiking Yosemite
“I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” -John Muir...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jun 26, 2019
- 3 min
Seeing the Sequoias
Sequoia National Park--truthfully, the dream that brought me to California in the first place. It only makes sense that exploring it...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jun 23, 2019
- 2 min
Aboard the California Zephyr
As many of you know, I’m currently chugging over to California via Amtrak for a few weeks of solo vacation. My bus left from Grand Rapids...
Jessyca Stoepker
- May 27, 2019
- 6 min
It's been a year since I've graduated college. Here's what I've learned so far.
Sometimes I really miss college--the roommate bonding, the clubbing on the weekends, the relief of finishing a giant research paper right...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Apr 22, 2019
- 8 min
5 things to do TODAY if you actually care about the planet
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Mar 30, 2019
- 5 min
Boundaries: An important part of your self-care routine
Can we just reflect on the fact that it is already April, as in A-P-R-I-L, 2019?!? Okay, thanks. I think it’s safe to say that everyone...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Feb 5, 2019
- 5 min
Valentine's Day is overrated and you can't change my mind
Consumerism. Single-use plastic. Annoying marketing tactics. Feelings of shame. Long wait times at overpriced restaurants. Making one day...
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