Entry 1: 3-21-2017
Hello, internet!
My name is Amanda and this is my blog: Laugh Love Coffee. This isn’t the first time I’ve started a blog. Over the years I’ve started a blog during different periods of my life and rolled with it until the seemingly inevitable writer’s slump kicked in. This blog is different. It’s different for me in a lot of ways, but the biggest difference is that I have so much I want to write/vent about.
I’m a first year graduate student studying to become a Speech Language Pathologist. I heard it so many times as an undergrad “Grad school is no joke” and they were right. My first semester went very well for me. I came in to this semester feeling like “Alright! I’ve got this!” and over the course of a few short months so much has happened that has made that statement feel a lot like wishful thinking. Truth be told, I’m struggling a lot this semester. Both in academics and some personal aspects. I talked about this with my friends and family and they urged me to write these feelings down and share them with others who might be feeling the same way.
It’s easy to feel like you’re the only one losing your damn mind in grad school. Sure, I get along well with my classmates and feel comfortable sharing *some* feelings with them, but how many of us actually say “I’m struggling so much right now and don’t know if I want to keep doing this. Can we talk?” Well, that’s what I hope this blog will be for myself and others: a place where you can potentially see your struggles (and triumphs!) as a graduate student.
Welcome to my little corner of the world. I hope you’ll tag along for the ride.
