I buy myself stuff all of the time, so this is just me being extra. 1. Book Light I'm finally being diligent about reading for my qualifying exam, so this new gadget would make reading more convenient for me. As someone who loves dim lighting and who often finds herself reading in near darkness because… Continue reading 2018 Holiday Wish List
Origin Story Karen Kelsky of The Professor is In says that you should strive to attend annually the two or three most important conferences related to your research field and to not really spend your time on graduate student conferences unless you have the time and resources. For me, that means going to the… Continue reading Foam Roller Life Hack!
For the past 10 weeks, I participated in a salsa performance class cycle through the Baila Society (BASO) that culminated in a dance showcase. The design of the program was to allow participants to train like professionals and to get a taste of what it would be like to actually be a part of the… Continue reading Eat, Read, Salsa, Repeat
As a continuation of my guest post on Black Girl Does Grad School, I wanted to share a little more practical reflections on what it's like to have locs and a live an active lifestyle in graduate school. Now that I think about it, three years ago when I started my locs, I was under a… Continue reading The Mane Attraction
For whatever reason, I have a passion for writing about hair. My first ethnographic project was about black hair politics in Latin America and recently I took time to reflect on my relationship to my hair during graduate school. In celebration of my locs turning three years old, I wrote a post that was featured… Continue reading Don’t Wait Until Tenure..
In the past few months, I've been extremely consistent with working out. This week alone, I worked out four times, but it didn't feel exhausting or like overkill because I'm doing things that I: 1) really enjoy 2) find relatively easy to fit into my schedule 3) have people who I look forward to seeing 4)… Continue reading My Fall Workout Regimen
I'm leaving for fieldwork in approximately 5 months. I'm EXTREMELY grateful (and still genuinely surprised, blessed, mystified, etc) to have received the very first dissertation grant that I applied for typos and all. No matter how many people try to tell me that my nervousness is just excitement in disguise, I beg to differ. I'm going to… Continue reading I tried it: Açaí Bowls
Grand Total: $101.63 Happy fall! This month I'm really trying to be intentional about eating more, hence why my TJ's bill keeps creeping higher and higher (FYI I don't just shop at TJ's--I'll explain my strategy in a later post). My desire to eat more isn't just about preparing for winter hibernation. Because of my… Continue reading Grocery Haul: October 2018
There are levels to relationships. Sometimes, we place people in the wrong position because we act from a place of loneliness rather than self confidence. Sometimes, people think they are entitled to a position that they haven't earned. Sometimes, people need to ride the bench for the season and others just need to get kicked… Continue reading Back to School Pt. 4: Who you wit?
Gratitude is a daily practice that shouldn't be reserved for the holiday season--and I failed at keeping a gratitude journal. Here are 10 things I'm grateful for at the start of this school year..... I have my own office with mood lighting that I can use to do work. In NYC, space is a premium,… Continue reading Back to School Pt 3: 10 things I’m grateful for
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