Welcome to UCI
Well, the term starts tomorrow. We've been here since July and I must admit the wait was infuriating. Why I had to come so early to secure housing, I don't understand, particularly because it's not as thought I was provided with any work opportunities. Luckily I found a teaching job at the end of the summer and things worked themselves out but... what a pain. That said, I'm super stoked to be here. Irvine is definitely a little... boring. But it's also beautiful and I've neve
So, why UCI?
It's important to put some context into this. As I start my PhD program, I recognize that I applied, and failed, three times before this and had gotten to a place where I no longer felt like I had choices. I needed to be grateful, thank you very much, for the opportunity set before me. So when I got my first decision, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, even though I knew I'd hate the weather and knew I'd hate the political climate, I was sold. Besides, I would get to
