Greetings, Internet! Apologies, this was going to be a post about physical therapy (I promise I will get to that soon!), but then we lost two icons (RIP Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain) and I had to weigh in on all of the suicide hotline number sharing that tends to happen once a celebrity takes … Continue reading That Time I Called a Suicide Hotline
Five Lessons from My First Year of PhD-ing
Greetings, internet! It’s been an absurd amount of time since my last update, but my excuse is that I started a PhD program in History, and it has pretty much taken over my life. Over the semester, I put “write blog post” on my weekly calendar, and every week I’d look at my calendar and … Continue reading Five Lessons from My First Year of PhD-ing
A Brief Reading List on Disability (and Higher Education)
Greetings, internet! At the end of my previous post, I said that if there was any interest, I’d post an annotated bibliography of things that you could read if you wanted to learn more about disability in higher education. Most of the comments were pro-bibliography (yay!), so I’ve cobbled together a list of articles and … Continue reading A Brief Reading List on Disability (and Higher Education)
Why I Skipped Harvard’s Commencement
Two posts in the space of about a month? It must be summer vacation. Remember how I mentioned that graduation happened in my last post? Yeah, well, I skipped Commencement and the diploma ceremony. I told people in my program that it was because I had a friend’s wedding to go to, but in all … Continue reading Why I Skipped Harvard’s Commencement
Disability in Higher Education
Harvard University’s commencement is tomorrow, and the full-time (and some part-time!) members of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s (HGSE) Higher Education Ed.M. cohort will graduate. Hooray! I shall add a new degree to my lair (or apartment, but who doesn’t want to sound like a super villain every now and then?). This past semester … Continue reading Disability in Higher Education
What I Wish My Doctor Said Instead
[This post was originally posted in the wrong location - sorry about that!] Greetings, internet! As a friend recently pointed out to me, it’s been a while since my last post. In my defense, I started a Masters degree in Education, submitted PhD applications for History programs (that’s right – a semester of Education school … Continue reading What I Wish My Doctor Said Instead
Adaptive Climbing Fail
I was going to put off this post for about a week, because my school’s orientation is tomorrow and I wanted to get a baking project in before then. But instead, I am spending my night writing about adaptive sports gone wrong. After two delightful sled hockey outings, I thought I’d try another sport out. … Continue reading Adaptive Climbing Fail
Standing with Context
What’s this? Two physical therapy (PT) posts in a row? Has Val run out of non-PT-related stories? Nah, I just wanted to get this particular post in before I leave for Cambridge (the American one) and have to take a brief hiatus from my PT gym. Believe me, I’d love to move my gym to … Continue reading Standing with Context
Sled Hockey: First Attempt
Prior to this past Saturday, I had never tried an adaptive sport before. Ever. But I know they exist. There’s rock climbing, rugby, tennis, cycling, etc. Basically, any sport that exists has an adaptive counterpart. These counterparts often receive far less attention than their able-bodied versions, even though both are ridiculously hard to play well. … Continue reading Sled Hockey: First Attempt
My Favorite Olympian
The track and field Olympic trials began last week, and I’ve been watching as much coverage as NBC permits. This is because prior to my accident, I ran track and racewalked (which, I assure you, is a sport, however silly it looks). I wasn’t particularly impressive, but I held my own when thrown into relays, … Continue reading My Favorite Olympian
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