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Just some pre-vacation crafting: mini foot scrubs for spa night! #hiltonhead #vacation #diy #craft

#Healthy delicious #appetizer! Cucumber cups filled with nonfat Greek yogurt, feta cheese, garlic, fresh mint, and a dash of sea salt

#healthy #appetizer

#homemade spicy tuna roll #sushi

#sushi #homemade

Lemon basil #martini made with basil from our home garden...summer at it's finest

#martini

Short(er) hair don't care 💇#instacollage

#instacollage

Gifts my parents & @dcham93 brought back from #lreland let me just say those Guinness truffles are to die for. And "alcohol content <1.5%" mmmkay

#lreland

Dinner at #adobogrill and then Second City! (at The Second City)

#adobogrill

PhD Programs: In for the Long-Haul

I wanted to bring something up on my blog that I find myself explaining over and over again to people who are not familiar with how graduate school (at least in the humanities) works. Most people are astounded that my program is expected to take 6 years minimum, and many students stay longer than six years trying to find a job. Some realize the rigor of our programs, but can’t imagine how six…

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#doctoral degrees #how long does it take to get a PhD #humanities #PhD programs #should I go to grad school

Graduate School Problems: The Impossible Reading Load

I’m often baffled by the quantity of reading assigned for many of my classes. I’m used to it after attending a rigorous high school and then a big research university for undergrad, but the standard seems to be to assign more reading than reasonably achievable for class each week. And by “achievable” I mean reading for full understanding – as in you could sit down and critique/wield the writer’s…

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#english lit #graduate school #reading #theory #too much reading