Monday Morning

On Monday mornings I have quite the commute.8:30am – 7 train8:50am – N or Q train9:10am – R train9:35am – arrive at Whitehall station9:45am – the best part of the trip… Staten Island Ferry …the Staten Island Ferry.  On a nice day I stand or sit on the back deck Continue Reading

Second Year

**Updated:  I passed The Test.  I will get feedback next week, but it doesn’t matter, because I PASSED! Well, I am officially a second year PhD student.  I didn’t take a first day of school picture this year.  But maybe I’ll take a first day of teaching picture on Monday.  Continue Reading

The Test

Last Thursday I took THE TEST.  Specifically my first qualifying exam that I need to pass to advance through my graduate program.The program is set up with several milestones. Year 1 – required courseworkSummer – THE TESTYear 2 – required and elective coursework46 credits – advance to level 2Year 3/4 Continue Reading