A Day of COVID-19 Self-Isolation
I wake up groggy, lift my head to decipher the red glowing letters across the room. 7:37 am. I roll over a few times, but…
Category: Reflections
Taking Rest into the New Semester
In my last post, I wrote about exhaustion and its many forms. But it would be impossible for me to spend so much time thinking…
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PhD, Semester 4: An Inventory of Exhaustion
At the end of last semester, I stopped telling people I was “good.” Instead, when they asked, “how are you?” my answer went from “tired”…
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Why I Wake Up at 6am (Morning Time Part 2)
A few days ago, another student asked what time people woke up in the morning. My reply – “6 am” –was followed by gasps and…
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On Blogging in Grad School
Recently, my laptop died. And looking at the stickers I’d accumulated on its surface, I got nostalgic. I’ll spare you all the details of my…
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Emotions in Grad School: From Excitement to…???
You know those videos of people finding out they got into college? They stare at a computer screen, sometimes surrounded by family and friends, and…