I've been in a funk for most of the day. It's a combination of a number of things. I got back from volunteering in El Paso on Saturday, an experience that was very good, but also extremely draining on a number of levels - I slept very poorly, drank too much (which partially contributed to the sleeping poorly), was around other people 24/7, was
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I remember that my law school friends, even the ones who really wanted to practice law and enjoyed it, did a lot of complaining about school. This time around, I think some of my best support will be coming from a couple of friends pursuing their doctorates in industrial/organizational psychology and one working on a masters in history. These are also people with whom I have more in common than just "we go to school together" (although, to be fair, I did have more things in common with my law school friends than that).
I'm not sure where to advise you to go to meet such people; I met mine through the larp, either directly or indirectly - and in fact, none of them even go to the same school. Does the U of M do graduate student mixer events or anything like that? I know, that puts you in another social situation where you don't know people, but you might give it a try when you have the energy to nerve yourself up for it. I've found that being around positive people who are pursuing things they love is exhilarating and gives me energy, so I think the potential payoff is worth it.
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I've really tried to keep out of the bitching in general. It's not entirely dissimilar to the kind of thing I saw going on at the office I used to work at, though it's ironic given that we're actually paying a LOT of money for the privilege of being at school, so it seems like one should at least try and enjoy it!
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I just meant that it wasn't really what I expected and I felt out of place.
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