Comparto algunos ensayos sobre la experiencia universitaria y otros recursos
Here you will find some essays about graduate school, student wellbeing, and other resources
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Para no sufrir (tanto) en la escuela graduada: Parte 3
Click here to read the English version. Click here to read Part One and here to read Part Two. Todo tiene su final, nada dura para siempre. Tenemos que recordar que no existe eternidad… Fallé en no incluir esa canción de Héctor Lavoe y Willie Colón en mi presentación (o defensa) virtual de la tesis. ¡Qué nervioso… Read more
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On not suffering (much) in graduate school: Part 3
Oprime aquí para leer la versión en español. Oprime aquí para encontrar la parte Uno y acá la parte Dos. Todo tiene su final, nada dura para siempre. Tenemos que recordar que no existe eternidad… («Everything has its end, nothing lasts forever. We have to remember that there is no eternity…») I failed to include… Read more
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My interview at the In Common Podcast: Talking about food systems research, wellbeing, and grad school life
065: Food systems, communicating science and taking care of yourself in academia with Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz Click here to listen «In this episode, Courtney speaks with Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz, a PhD candidate in Food Systems at the University of Vermont. They discuss Luis’ unexpected path to his research on Puerto Ricans farmer adaptation and food… Read more
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My Unstructured Structure and the Meadow of Flowers
This is the final reflection written for the University of Vermont course, «Writing Across Disciplines», taught in spring 2020 by Dr. Caitlin B. Morgan. The essay was written in May 2020–Thus, when it says, «this semester», «now», etc., it refers to January-May 2020. In the start of the semester, I wrote that I would focus… Read more
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On Not Suffering (Much) in Graduate School: Part 2
Presiona aquí para leer la versión en español. I wrote a piece in 2018 about the strategies and habits that helped me go through my terrible first year of graduate school (2017). I started that piece with a verse by Sol Fantin: The problem of time is not that is short, but swift. Time has… Read more
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Para no sufrir (tanto) en la escuela graduada: Parte 2
Click here to read the English version. En el 2018 escribí una pieza con el fin de compartir estrategias y hábitos que me ayudaron a sobrellevar mi terrible primer año de la escuela graduada (2017). El escrito comienza con un verso de Sol Fantin: El problema del tiempo no es que sea corto, sino fugaz.… Read more
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Quería involucrarme en las protestas del verano, pero me encontraba lejos de Puerto Rico.
Esta es la versión en español de la columna que me publicó la revista Science. La puedes acceder aquí. Fue publicada el 29 de agosto de 2019. Estaba solo en mi cuarto, pegado a la computadora, viendo la marcha y las manifestaciones que se estaban llevando a cabo en el Viejo San Juan. Estaba a… Read more
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Being Idle is not an Option: Reconciling my Academic and Political Duties
This is the original version of my Working Life Essay published on Science on August 29, 2019. Click here to read the published version. It was Wednesday, July 17th, and I was alone in my room, in front of my computer with four windows open on the screen. Thousands of Puerto Ricans were marching to… Read more
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On Not Suffering (Much) in Graduate School: Part 1
Oprime aquí para leer la versión en español Sol Fantin, Argentinian poet, writes that the problem of time is not that it’s short, but swift. My friends know that I mention that verse all the time. Last August 28, 2018, was my anniversary as a PhD student at the University of Vermont. My intention for doing… Read more
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Para no sufrir (tanto) en la escuela graduada: Parte 1
Click here to read the English version of this post on the steps I took to lessen the suffering before, and during my PhD track. La poeta argentina, Sol Fantin, dice en uno de sus poemas que el problema del tiempo no es que sea corto, sino fugaz. Ese verso siempre lo tengo en la… Read more
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