I went on a walk with my friend Jake yesterday. Jake graduated in 2o15 and becoming friends with him was one of the jewels of my time as an RA. We around campus like we used to do with our boss who left to work in Abu Dhabi. As we were walking and talking, I […]
Futures: A Final Thesis Post
With less than a week until graduation, I am wrapping up all of my ENVS coursework: a final edit for my thesis, finalizing my records and my DS site, and a few other projects for other classes. I’m preparing for a whole week of social whirlwinds with family and friends converging on Portland. As I […]
Twice the Fun: Reflecting on the Double Thesis
As a double major in English and Environmental Studies, I have sought out the overlaps between these two disciplines in many ways. At the same time I was writing my Environmental Studies thesis on earthquake fiction, I was writing another thesis on John Keats for my English Major. 2 theses?!? Yes. The Process In the […]
The Next Five Years
My vision for where I will be in five years is fairly specific, but I am more than open to my life taking unexpected turns. My goal for 2022 is to be in a PhD program in either English, History, or Geography with a special research focus on the environment for any of these fields. […]
FoS (Finishing of Scholarship): Thoughts on Processes
Writing a thesis has taught me a thing or two about process. I knew this while I was writing (and writing and erasing and writing and rewriting and crying and writing and writing). In fact, I loved it when I was in the middle of it. Even at the very end, as a I realized […]