For this first day in March, I’m sharing more reflections regarding my first year at Teachers College as a doctoral student in education. I have recently been reading Deleuze and Guattari’s works, along with that of Erin Manning on the minor gesture and will share some of my sense-making process. And as always, I’m sharing original photographs taken during strolls through New York City…
Read moreA Month in Review: On Writing, On Thinking, On Wandering, On In-betweenness, and Other Ruminations
After a break from blogging, here’s an eclectic assortment of thoughts, questions, and adventures: A podcast in which I share a few of my favorite coffee shops in New York City; My dilemma as a writer who is deep in her thoughts at a time when many of us just want taglines and soundbytes; Wonderings and Wanderings as I delve deeper into my graduate studies thinking about Affect Theory, the Posthuman condition, and what to make of it all; A reflection on being forever “stuck” in this space of in-betweenness... This may be a post that resonates with you or bores you to death :D
Read moreTaking Academic Risks in Graduate School: A Second Doctoral Paper
I’m devoting this blog entry to the process of writing an academic paper—a process that involves risk-taking, which is not comfortable, but is valuable. It is a process that pushes you and actually allows you to achieve a state of clarity at the end. I look back on this paper now and I smile. I have many, many other papers to write, which feels daunting at the present moment; however, I know I can do it, because I have done it before, and it will only get easier and more comfortable because I already went through the initial stage of discomfort… In the end, I told myself that the grade would not matter, because I persevered and I learned…
Read moreWriting for Graduate School: My First Doctoral Seminar Paper
So far as a first year doctoral student, I have written and submitted six papers for three separate courses… As part of the “book smarts” section of this blog, I thought it might be worthwhile for me to share my original writing from my graduate school journey, along with whatever pieces I manage to dig up from old hard-drives from my college days. Perhaps this will help you gain some more insights into the academic life as a college student and scholarly life as a brand new doctoral student in education…
Read moreStudent Life in New York City: First Week of September
Day 1 - Saturday: I have breakfast at home consisting of nutella toast and miscellaneous spreads. Early in the morning, I made a grocery run to a market a couple of blocks down and bought fresh flowers for the first time (5 stems for $5.99); I figured I would treat myself and decorate the apartment a bit since I have guests over! The grocery bill totals $36.94 for 12 items…
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