I had a great experience so far with the Women and Gender Summer Fellowship. Although I had previous research experience, I feel that I learnt a lot in such short period of time. I am very grateful the opportunity I have been given this summer to grow as a student researcher. I definitely enjoyed the…
Category: WAGSFP 2018 Fellows
Song
My favorite singer is Maher Zain, he is a Swedish/ Lebanese singer. Maher has been such an inspiration and role model for me for a long time now. Here is one my favorite Maher songs, it’s called in shaa Allah which means “God willing”. There are four versions of the song one of each of…
An Upcoming Challenge
I think that failure is unavoidable and an intrinsic part of life, even if unpleasant. Paradoxically, a life without failure is a life not lived. Personally, I find the process of failure difficult and debilitating; it is one of my larger personal goals to be a more resilient person in the face of failure and…
Testimonial, Blog 9B
I think WAGSFP gave me an experience that everyone should participate in. I am the odd one out as an engineer but I never felt excluded regardless. The research I take part in is amazing and world changing. Even more amazing is all the participants of WAGSFP, who are so passionate about their research. These…
A Testimonial, Blog 9B
I found WAGSFP to be an engaging program and the experiences that I had as a fellow to be unparalleled. I think the intensive time dedicated to research was very valuable to my academic progression and understanding of how to integrate gender issues in all avenues of research. This program’s small size and attention to…
Waterloo
In my opinion, my summer experience is best summed up by a classic Abba song called Waterloo. I chose this song due to my love of the film Mamma Mia and its soundtrack. Usually, I have a distaste for musicals, but like most things I seem to blog about, it’s an aberration to the rules…
An Unexpected Foray into Reality Television
Like I mentioned in a previous blogpost, I’ve recently become fascinated by a reality television series called The Real Housewives of New York. Personally, I find this surprising as I think my television tastes are usually far more dark, serious, and gloomy. I stumbled across a few references to the series in my YouTube recommendations…
A Reflection on Relationships
As I reflect back on my experiences within WAGSFP, the people surrounding me have definitely made this time productive, engaging, and enjoyable in nature. I’ve found the relationship that I’ve had with other fellows to be the most surprising, spontaneous, and endearing part of this summer. Two occasions of our time together come to the…
A Daily Schedule
Usually my daily routine of research commenced with me waking up at around 9 a.m. and starting my morning necessities of brushing, showering, and breakfasting. I keep my breakfast simple, often only having a fruit and a cereal bar. Then, at around like 10:30 I begin my research activities. Sometimes I change location from my…
Fun, Light Summer Reading
Although the reading material that I’ve chosen to discuss in this blog is not a peer-reviewed research article, it’s still a novel that I found to be enjoyable and relatable to certain educational goals of WAGSFP. Recently, I’ve read My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan, which is a fictional romance novel that follows the life…