Fall has sneaked up on all of us I think, but we have completed five weeks of the fall semester. Eleven more to go! Everyone seems to be getting into their own schedule, and I'm sure all our planners are totally full of group meetings, assignments, deadlines, and different lectures we hope to attend---if we find the time.
My sister came the other weekend for the Penn GSE 100th year celebration aka free food and adult beverages, plus MUGS! Who doesn't love a mug? I can live without the t-shirts (that all seem to be in the same dark blue color), but free coffee mugs are vital to any academic experience. (Photo credit of the mug goes to Edgar Félix), another IEDPer who helps with admissions also!)
Now that October is here, all my classes are starting to focus on the final projects. This means--IDEA SHOWERS and brain-mapping! Luckily, I had a little "what-am-I-doing-here" freakout in Van Pelt (the library aka my cool and productive hangout) and already had started generating some ideas for the policy brief (a requirement to complete the program) as well as ideas for other classes. Today for the recitation hour (an extra hour for the cohort to discuss things that we just don't have time for in the other classes), we looked at questions/concerns people had for the policy brief and it boiled down to everyone having similar worries. However, knowing that everyone else is worried about it too kind of helps to make it seem more manageable. All of us are getting super busy with papers, assignments, article presentations, proposals, meetings....while trying to balance our personal lives. It does help to just admire the leaves changing colors for a bit...and then buckle down and tackle the To Do list.
"Downton Abbey" will have to wait...*sigh*
My sister came the other weekend for the Penn GSE 100th year celebration aka free food and adult beverages, plus MUGS! Who doesn't love a mug? I can live without the t-shirts (that all seem to be in the same dark blue color), but free coffee mugs are vital to any academic experience. (Photo credit of the mug goes to Edgar Félix), another IEDPer who helps with admissions also!)
Now that October is here, all my classes are starting to focus on the final projects. This means--IDEA SHOWERS and brain-mapping! Luckily, I had a little "what-am-I-doing-here" freakout in Van Pelt (the library aka my cool and productive hangout) and already had started generating some ideas for the policy brief (a requirement to complete the program) as well as ideas for other classes. Today for the recitation hour (an extra hour for the cohort to discuss things that we just don't have time for in the other classes), we looked at questions/concerns people had for the policy brief and it boiled down to everyone having similar worries. However, knowing that everyone else is worried about it too kind of helps to make it seem more manageable. All of us are getting super busy with papers, assignments, article presentations, proposals, meetings....while trying to balance our personal lives. It does help to just admire the leaves changing colors for a bit...and then buckle down and tackle the To Do list.
"Downton Abbey" will have to wait...*sigh*
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