Grad School Reflection

Last night someone asked me how Grad school was going. People always seem to be surprised when this question perplexes me, at least those people who have never *been* to grad school, lol. The best way I have been able to explain it is that I am pretty sure I will look back on my "quest for the PhD" as one of the most defining and expanding periods of my life. As my advisor keeps telling me this should be fun! I am getting paid (and paying) to read, and think. However, the process of doing these things is a little more stressful than it sounds, at least for me. I think the big trick has been the path I chose to take (big surprise). If I had stayed in a more technical area, my guess is that this would be more what I expected, and easier! Since I chose to enter a more theoretical Social Science though, not only have I had to grasp new content (the "easy" part), I am finding the need to shift the base structure of how I approach problems. Now THERE is something that is tricky. In the end I am relatively sure that this will prove to be a path that offers me a lot more unique opportunities... but for the moment, please excuse me if I just look at you with a blank stare and respond to "How's school?" with something to the effect of "Ok, I think..."

Wonderfully lovely days to all! :)