Archive for the ‘Graduate School’ Category

Welcome to Goleta

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Wednesday, July 2nd was move-in day, and our new home town greeted us with a spectacular sunset, casting an amazing orange-pink glow. I’ve never seen anything like it, beautiful and eerie, all at the same time. Our “warm welcome” was the result of the Gap Fire that had just ...

A Body In Motion, Stays In Motion

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

So this is the view from where I stand. The storm clouds are starting to break and the sun is about to burst through… Relocating my family in anticipation of starting a doctoral program 100+ miles away from family and friends, is definitely an emotional, mental and physical challenge. Weekly ...

How to be a Graduate Student

Friday, June 6th, 2008

In a few weeks, I'll be getting back on the crazy treadmill of graduate school. Ignoring warnings from the past, I will begin a directed research project for the summer. Why? Well, somehow I thought it would smooth the transition into the doctoral program if I started in the Summer ...