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Costa Rica Revisted. 2015 Global PEACE Program Initial Reflections.

Because There Can Never Be Too Many Self-Reflections

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tldr; academia makes me feel inadequate, but i can navigate it a little easier now. — This time last year, i was at my first ASA (American Sociological Association) conference. i was feeling way out of place, awkward, and so overwhelmed. i didn’t know what i wanted to study and it felt so clear to me that i was a big fake. i was so close to quitting. This year, i was way more intentional about who i decided to spend my time with. i met a handful of kind sociologists who i’d been following on twitter for a while. We joked about how strange it is it meet online friends in person. i recorded a podcast episode with fellow woc sociologists about how to apply to phd programs and things we wish we knew. i presented my MA research at the SSSP conference in front of one of my interviewees turned friend. i was a discussant for an ASA panel on entertainment/social media and inequality. i shot free headshots for grad students. i reconnected with professors and elders (sociologists and not) whose work i admire, but most importantly, whose attitudes and mentorship have been lifelines when things felt really crappy. i may not have done the typical n e t w o r k i n g thing that people tell us we are supposed to do, but i prioritized self-care and still managed to befriend people that felt the same way i did (and sometimes still do) about academia and the many ways it is built to tear down grad students, especially woc. These kinds of conferences can be really awful and overwhelming, but it is completely possible for us to carve our space for ourselves. ❤️ take up the space and leave room for others to join you. #phdjourney #sociology #ASA19

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