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A New Chapter: PhD student

Day 1 in Saas Fee, Switzerland
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Hello from Switzerland!

I am writing to you from my little apartment in Saas Fee. We start classes tomorrow, and I’ve already met some lovely humans, a few professors, and a handful of new classmates.

So far so good.

I love the intoxication of the new thing, but, between you and me, I have been struggling with the enormity of the work I have signed up for while running my own business. This is a huge undertaking for anyone, and I hope to be able to tell you at the end that it was worth it.

For today, I am full of anticipation, wonder, and awe. I’ve always prided myself with being a good student, but I have not been in an academic setting in 24 years.

A new friend here gave me some advice: let it (the program/experience) work it’s magic on you. You can’t know what you will get from it until you surrender to the process.

How does one pack for surrender?

Definitely not how I packed for a month away!

I have a feeling I’ll need some tissues and a journal for that sort of experience.

What about you?

How do you surrender?

Finally, thank you for following along on my adventures. I love to hear from you, and getting your emails back makes my day.

Until next time~

Onward.

S

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