It’s been almost two years since I last updated you all on my grad school journey — way too long, I know! So much has changed since then, and now feels like the perfect time to catch you up. As of the first, I have officially entered my final year of grad school — also known as my internship year! Even more exciting: I’m no longer in California. I matched with the University of South Carolina for internship and made the big cross-country move from CA to SC. After over two decades rooted on the West Coast, I’m finally getting a taste of life in the South.
Change
Slowing Down and Settling In
There’s still a possibility to find comfort in so much that is unknown around us because we know that most people are probably in a similar spot too. If you need a reminder of that, check out this article in the New York Times by Melissa Klein about that awkward in-between state many people are finding themselves in right now. I say lean into it; can’t get out, so why not lean in, right?
A Carpe Diem Approach to Feeling Stuck in a 2020 Rut
Have you ever wanted to learn something from a really large company, maybe attend one of their cool conferences or see someone speak, but it just wasn’t going to work out for you? There could have been countless barriers in the way, from bad timing to ticket prices. In a lot of cases, there are incredible events happening around the world and for one reason or another, people cannot access them.
Building On More Than Broken Bones
Have you ever been injured in a way that parts of your body or your mind forgot how to do something the way it used to? The way our world exists right now—especially our nation—we are within the boundaries of both conditions.
Action vs. Reaction–How the World Works
That might actually be our biggest problem when it comes to such a pandemic: we don’t know when or where or how things are happening and well, it hasn’t happened recently. We have no timeline and no realistic expectations—it’s not that this is the scariest part. Logically, maybe it’s not scary at all.
If it Ain’t Broke
I would like to think that if something is working well enough then we can leave well enough alone. Then again, just because I would like to think this doesn’t mean it always holds up. That would be far too easy.
A Paradigm Shift–College Style
But, like I said, I’m not always good at being human. Because humans need other humans, for support or love or laughter or company… We need each other. I know that. I’m just not great at living like it.
Another Year, Another Journey
Well, it’s almost the end of another calendar year and time just keeps trudging on to the end of 2019. To kick off this year, I remember calling cancel culture on new year’s resolutions—after all, sometimes they’re great and other times, they’re merely excuses for things we’re going to. Even when we usually don’t. Photo…Read more Another Year, Another Journey
A Snowball Effect
We need to remember that everything we do ultimately impacts someone else. What we say, what we do, when we do it… It all matters. In the words of author Jay Asher, “Everything affects everything.”
Set for Success in Year 4
I’m coming to the end of my undergraduate career and this is a good time as any to throw what I’ve learned out to all of you—because I’ve made my fair share of mistakes and mishaps. Maybe you will all get a chance to learn from my mistakes.
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