This is the first paper we had to write my for my Narrative & Argument class. I felt like I could share it here because it’s the sort of thing I would talk about anyway. But I also recorded myself reading it above because I thought it might be slightly more enjoyable since it is…
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Week 4: Letting go of holding on to everything
Grad school must be working or something, because all I can think about is design and my environment and the relationship between everything. Sometimes I feel really dumb and that I just can’t critically think about anything that’s being talked about in class, but when I go home, read articles, or notice something, there it…
Week One
Well. I managed to scrape by somehow. Like, I don’t even have words to describe it and everything is just hints at feelings. I need some more time but… Here are five things I know. Maybe Pittsburgh is not the right place for me, but this program is perfect. It covers what I’m interested in…
First day of…
Well folks! Here it is! Nervous-excitement and excited-nervousness as I embark on the first day of my masters program. And as with other momentous occasions in my life: a poorly written and preformed song on my ukulele. What my life is going to look like for the semester: On Monday & Wednesday I have 8…
5: Things I’ve done in Pittsburgh so far
How did I miss another a Friday?! Better late than never, I suppose. Made a small exploration of campus, of course. Staying mostly around the places where my classes are, the library, and the University Center. Went up to the incline overlook called Mt. Washington at night. It was beautiful! My phone isn’t that great…
In the ‘burgh for real now
I am always shocked to see that time keeps on going despite the fact I didn’t complete my weekly blog posts. However, it was not without reason! Precisely six days after arriving in Pittsburgh I was off again to California to visit my aunt and my mom, brother, uncle, and older cousin would be joining…
The eagle has landed
With the tremendous help from my dear friends Shanna & Igor, I made it safely to Pittsburgh on Saturday evening. I’m going to miss them and New York so much! It’s been one of the greatest summers of my life, on par with the summer after I graduated from Wyoming. But alas, on to this…