back to school
So much for making this blog less personal…
The last few months have been my most stressful ever and in many ways both my lowest ebb and my brightest moment.
i’ve taken that giant leap of faith in myself and resigned my job (a job i quite liked and was doing very well in) and joined the ranks of fulltime studenthood again. and while this is a humdrum piece of news, it was a major decision for me. much of my life has been characterised by scarcity and i’ve been basically on my own money-wise since i left secondary school so the decision to stop working was not an easy one. in fact, it kept me up at night. literally. i still feel a tremendous amount of shame about being unemployed (i know, i know, technically i’m not unemployed but that’s the way the people who matter to me most see it, sadly).
nonetheless, i know it is a privilege to able to do research that i’m passionate about without the grind of a 9-5. it is great gift and i am fully committed to honouring all that i have been given. i attended a friend’s graduation this weekend and i cannot wait to take that walk myself. i look forward to that new beginning and in the meantime i’ll enjoy my PhD journey. after all, i worked very hard to get to this point.
this post is my little reminder:
1. do not worry about money
2. you’ll get through the daunting list of interviews, trust me
3. you’ll develop a love for microfiche, stay with me here
4. you can write 80, 000 words
5. all 80,000 of them will make sense
6. you will graduate in 2011, you better!
7. there is work, life, love after university
8. dreams do come true
9. life is what you make it
10. write! write! write!
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I wish you all the best in your studies. One of my teachers told me that sometimes you have to take a step back to make a great leap forward.
I consider common sense to be the most important element in life. Education is second, your common sense has told you that restarting education is the right thing to do, listen to it don’t have any regrets.
I have two daughters, one at Cave Hill and the other at 6th form Harrison’s collage(she is on page 3 of Monday’s Advocate) and they are doing quiet well in their studies. I am sure you will too.
thanks a lot of the kind words.
Congratulations eemanee, I think you will not regret this decision.
It is always better to be happy than to live your life wondering what if.
Thanks, aulelia.
i know i won’t. i’m enjoying the research process. if i have any regrets ( and it really doesn’t make sense having any) it would be that i hadn’t started this sooner!
All the best. There is no gain without pain,remember that. It will be alright
thanks!
i, too, have been thinking about going back to school, but i know it won’t happen until 2011 (for financial reasons – and, the fact that i need to get a calculus and biology credit under my belt before i can go back)… this post was a little reminder that i have some things to take care of before the year is out, but the light at the end of my long, dark, tunnel is visible.
good luck to you!
thanks, dalia!