In the past few years, the amount I have traveled has increased exponentially. This year alone, I'll have travelled from my apartment in London, Ontario to: Arizona (twice), California (twice), Ottawa, Toronto, Halifax, Paris, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and Washington DC. While a lot of this is for work-related endeavors, I'm still extremely thankful for … Continue reading Travelling as a poor grad student
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A poor grad student’s (somewhat psychotic) budget
Budgeting is my passion. I like to joke with my partner that when I hear of people quitting their "boring" accounting jobs to pursue their passions in for example, astrophysics, that I would be the complete opposite; dropping my space dreams and begin filing other people's taxes and loving every minute of it. I probably … Continue reading A poor grad student’s (somewhat psychotic) budget
Rejection as a poor grad student
I recently experienced what has been the most devastating rejection I have ever had to deal with just over a week ago, which has led me to writing this post to double as a processing mechanism and perhaps some advice for myself and others. I can't promise anything ground-breaking, as I am still in the … Continue reading Rejection as a poor grad student
Getting money out of institutions as a poor grad student (aka why emailing is important)
If there's one thing I am good at, it's getting other people to pay for things. While I haven't quite figured out how to do this for things like rent, groceries, and bills (although I am dating a software engineer so that's a good start) ((kidding)), I have been able to secure funding for student … Continue reading Getting money out of institutions as a poor grad student (aka why emailing is important)
Dating someone who makes A LOT more than you do
I'm not a religious person, but I do frequently say the phrase "thank god" to myself when I hear about people on dating apps, and that I was able to meet my now partner two years ago while in university. Following graduation, he went the route of jumping into a career, getting a position as … Continue reading Dating someone who makes A LOT more than you do
Conferences as a poor grad student
I am a HUGE advocate of going to and encouraging others to attend conferences. They are not only great exposure for your research, an opportunity to meet new people while travelling, but they also are really fun! Most important of all, though, as I'm sure many of you have heard if you've ever been in … Continue reading Conferences as a poor grad student
How I became a poor grad student
Honestly, I did not think that the road to becoming a future Canadian astronaut would involve years and years of penny-pinching. I didn't think it would be easy, per-say, but I also didn't really consider money as a factor for how I would achieve my dreams when I was applying to universities in my last … Continue reading How I became a poor grad student
The Poor Grad Student 