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  • An open letter to my 35th year on Earth

    by Yona María

    Dear 35, Sorry I didn’t get you this letter last night. You don’t deserve being put in a corner after all you’ve done for me! But, as you well know, my life currently belongs to the dissertation gods… so I’ll have to keep it short and sweet this year. All my writing reserves must be fully devoted to dissertating. Let’s cut to the chase:...

    December 15, 2019
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    Ramblings, Uncategorized
  • No pudo con el empuje

    by Yona María

    It’s been quite some time since I last sat down to write anything that isn’t related to my dissertation, but today cannot go unnoticed. I write this in English to make sure anyone outside of Puerto Rico is able to comprehend the magnitude of what just happened last night, when our EX-governor resigned (porque no pudo con el empuje!). Last night was a historic...

    July 25, 2019
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    Rincón Boricua
  • An open letter to my 34th year on Earth

    by Yona María

    Dear 34,  I didn’t think I would be writing one of these again… But, it appears to have worked well last year, so I’m making it a thing. First things first: you, my dear friend, have been a pleasant surprise. After the clusterfuck that was 33, I wasn’t expecting much. Still, I leapt into your arms with pizzazz at midnight 365 days ago, and...

    December 14, 2018
    Comment 1
    Ramblings, Uncategorized
  • The beauty of connecting

    by Yona María

    Relationships. They can make us, and they can break us. I find this is particularly true during phases of uncertainty and personal growth. These phases tend to bring self-doubt, internal monologues that challenge you at your core, and just general growing pains. So, the relationships you choose to foster during these moments are pivotal. I have recently been experiencing one of these moments of...

    November 19, 2018
    Comments 0
    PhD Life, Ramblings
  • What I’ve learned from my 10-day social media hiatus…

    by Yona María

    I tried. I really did! I told myself I needed a social media hiatus (specifically, a Facebook and Instagram detox) for a myriad of reasons. It’s too distracting. It eats up too much of my time – time better spent writing, reading, creating, class prepping, meditating, any-other-ing but social media-ing. It sometimes makes me anxious, upset, and fidgety. It makes me prone to oversharing...

    September 16, 2018
    Comments 3
    Extras, Rincón Boricua, Social
  • Summer 2018

    by Yona María

    As you already know, this summer was a whirlwind. Last I wrote, I was wrapping up my first wave of dissertation research in Tampa, and right about to head out to England for a two-week summer program at Oxford University. Needless to say, it was amazing. But the summer didn’t end there – it was followed by a three-week trip around the UK and...

    September 3, 2018
    Comment 1
    Extras
  • Navigating that #phdlife: Dissertation Diaries

    by Yona María

    Let the dissertation games begin! When I first envisioned this series of essays about the PhD experience, I thought I would write about them chronologically… how to apply, what to expect, how to pick your mentors/advisors, how to manage the first few years versus the latter portion of the doctorate trajectory. However, I’m currently smack in the middle of collecting data for my dissertation…...

    June 29, 2018
    Comments 6
    PhD Life, PhD Stuff
  • Cuatro mil seiscientos cuarenta y cinco…

    by Yona María

    El pasado martes, 29 de mayo, el New England Journal of Medicine publicó un estudio conducido por investigadores de Harvard University, donde se estiman 4,645 muertes relacionadas al paso del huracán María en Puerto Rico. He leído varios comentarios del público relacionado al estudio, algunos de los cuales cuestionan la veracidad de estos números, mientras que otros solo se enfocan en esta parte de...

    June 1, 2018
    Comments 5
    Nerding, Rincón Boricua
  • Back at it

    by Yona María

    A lot can happen in a month. When I started this very young blog back in the cold, snowy month of March (which feels like eons ago), I thought I would be able to write at least once a week. I figured it would be a way to channel my thoughts and process my emotions as life happens. However, the past five weeks have been pretty...

    May 1, 2018
    Comments 2
    Inspiration, PhD Life, Rincón Boricua
  • Navigating that #phdlife: Why do you want a PhD?

    by Yona María

    Three simple letters with so much meaning. A terminal degree. Subject matter expertise. Street cred. The pinnacle of your academic training. For me, it’s the ability to finally become an academic researcher and a professor. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to pursue a career that would allow me to teach, mentor and explore new ideas. I was an extremely...

    March 9, 2018
    Comments 6
    PhD Life

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December 15, 2019

An open letter to my 35th year on Earth

Dear 35, Sorry I didn’t get you this letter last night. You don’t deserve being put in a corner...

by Yona María
Comments 0
July 25, 2019

No pudo con el empuje

It’s been quite some time since I last sat down to write anything that isn’t related to my dissertation,...

by Yona María
Comments 0
December 14, 2018

An open letter to my 34th year on Earth

Dear 34,  I didn’t think I would be writing one of these again… But, it appears to have worked...

by Yona María
Comment 1
November 19, 2018

The beauty of connecting

Relationships. They can make us, and they can break us. I find this is particularly true during phases of...

by Yona María
Comments 0

Don't let go of the people who inspire you.

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Pedagogy of the Oppressed

“Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.” – Paulo Freire

March 19, 2018
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Short and Sweet

Inner Peace

You own your inner peace. Nobody gets to take that away from you.

March 16, 2018
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Short and Sweet

Before Midnight

“Every year I get a little more humbled by everything I don’t know and will never learn.” – Jesse

March 16, 2018
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Short and Sweet

Keeping Up

When you surround yourself with doers, you have no option but to keep up.

March 14, 2018
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Short and Sweet

El amor en los tiempos de cólera

“Era todavía demasiado joven para saber que la memoria del corazón elimina los malos recuerdos y magnifica los buenos, y que gracias a ese artificio logramos sobrellevar el pasado.”...

March 6, 2018
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