I defended the thesis and passed. BUT...
I need to start experiments all over again. Almost one year of work has been wasted. This is a total scam.
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I defended the thesis and passed. BUT...
I need to start experiments all over again. Almost one year of work has been wasted. This is a total scam.
“So I wait for you like a lonely house till you will see me again and live in me, till then my windows ache.”
— Pablo Neruda, “Sonnet LXV“
I have to remind myself every day about this.
I changed my Tumblr description to "confessions of a scammed grad student." I went to another country to get a post-graduate degree. Then because of so many promises and my eagerness to learn more, I avoided the red flags. Halfway through it, there are no facilities and no budget. I even felt more stupid that after all the lockdowns, still, no laboratory facilities. And a year after that, we're still here.
So, how to know that you are being scammed by a university? So many things at stake, cannot back down now. I want to wait it out to see what will happen. I know I will laugh about this soon. Now, it's not even funny.
Witchy Things for School
In spirit of spooky season, I wanted to make this post! Many of you don't know that I'm also a practicing witch (mostly elemental) and I love finding ways to bring magic in the mundane so here are some ways I've done so with studying!
Make study satchels and keep them in your bag or desk. Use herbs for memory like rosemary as well as ones for focus and calmness like eucalyptus and sea salt. I keep mine in the dark and then bring them out when I study. Bonus points: keeps your desk drawers from smelling mildew-y if you live in a tropical or humid environment like myself
Bless your stationary
Make study sigils and write them in your notebooks
Make memory sigils and write them in your textbooks
Enchant your coffee. Use whatever chant you need for the day. Maybe add some vanilla to help with making friends or cinnamon to give your day a more focused and energized kick
Drink sun or moon water when you wake up. Sun water is great if you want more energy and focus while moon water is great if you need to be calmer and feel more intuned with yourself
Carry some thyme with you. It's got the properties of air and is used in many European practices for anything from healing to protection
Use affirmations to help fuel your day! Say things, even neutral things, to boost your mood and outlook
Big test coming up? Sleep with some clear quartz, amethyst, salt, and rosemary under your pillow. The salt will help keep your sleep relaxed and calm while the amethyst will help you sleep. Rosemary to help with memory and luck. Clear quartz helps boost these properties as well as balances it all
Herbs/plants that are good for studying: basil, rosemary, thyme, sumac, cinnamon, strawberries, acorns, grass, maple leaves, chamomile, bay leaves, honey suckle, lily, and wisteria
Stones for studying: clear quartz, tourmaline, carnelian, citrine, yellow fluorite, apatite, calcite, jasper, pyrite, tigers eye, agate, amazonite, jade, blue kianite, citrine, sodalite, selenite, and fluorite
Incense for studying: dragons blood, citrus, mint, pine, cedar, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry
Try music with steady beats and lower vibes to help keep you grounded
There are deities in many pantheons who love education and knowledge. You could try working with some and making offerings to them!
Food is magic too! Make yourself a soup or salad or pastry or something using some of the plants/herbs listed above! (Always do research before consuming anything)
If y'all liked this and would like to see more witchy study posts let me know! I could easily make a whole series about it!
One of Conan's quotes that I will never forget.
Karma is a bitch. Beware.
Month 25 in this shithole.
A new professor introduced himself to us. He seemed nice. And he talked to us empathically about how he could help. I laid out my plans on going on a break soon, out of this country. I'm still hoping that my research will start soon.
I am getting anxious about my getting through some stuff, though. Especially my cruel advisors. I wish I could finish but I have to pass through their "mentoring" style. Whatever they are doing, it's not working. I have no time to put my guard down.
“I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz, or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off. I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
— “Sonnet XVII” by Pablo Neruda
How time flies.