Timeline

PRE-DENTAL EVENT; JUNE 2019

ACCEPTED INTO PENN DENTAL; DECEMBER 2020

GRADUATED CARLETON COLLEGE; JUNE 2021

COMMISSIONED INTO NAVY; JUNE 2021

WHITE COAT CEREMONY; AUGUST 2021

Stay Tuned. . .

MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENTS AND POSTS INCOMING

Besides just dental school, there are a lot of updates to give over the past and coming months. If you know me, you know I keep saying it will get better with timely posts; it really is just an ideal. But you can always count on end of semester posts! There's now a new gallery feature with just pictures to make it easier to find. Please reach out if you spot any bugs - NOT the insect variety.

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D1 2nd Semester – Recap

Rose, Bud, Thorn: As a new tradition let me quickly state what I thought was the highlight of the term, something that is a start of something new, and a lowlight. Rose: Adjustment to Dental School The first semester was slow at first but picked up towards the end. I didn’t do terribly but felt […]
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D1 1st Semester – Recap

January 2, 2022

Oops it has been a hot minute since my last post - a full six months. Life has been pretty busy with dental school that I just felt overwhelmed at times to do anything else but study and do the necessities to be a functioning adult. I truly wish to do this more often than […]
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Matcha & Ube Japanese Milk Bread

November 20, 2021

This was a fun recipe that I did with a friend. First time for everything, and it was my first time making bread. Overall, took a bit longer than anticipated given the time needed for the dough to rise. Original recipe called for just matcha but we decided to try Ube extract to give a […]
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Self Introduction & About the Blog

December 13, 2020

About Me: Hi everyone! I know I have an about me page on the website but just wanted to introduce myself in blog form. My name is Ethan Ta and I am currently a senior at Carleton College which is smaller liberal arts college located in Northfield, MN (this is of course subject to change […]
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