Hey Matt, good to hear from you. Things are going well. The Fulbright thing was humbling, and a little hard to take at first (the proposal I sent in had been tirelessly revised and polished--much improved from the one you saw), but it was probably healthy for me to learn that not everything is as easy as, say, getting A's at UNCG. Right now I'm prepping like mad for this job interview in D.C.--reading Japanese news stories, trying to brush up on the language, memorizing bureaucratic hierarchies--and neglecting this blog. I also started reading a fascinating book called Life Itself by Robert Rosen, but stopped after the math he was using got beyond me. I plan to revisit it in the future.
Apart from that, I've been thinking vaguely about grad school. Obviously the time has passed for going anywhere this fall, so if JET doesn't work out I'll be sitting around for a while. I'm hoping, though, that if that's the case, I'll be able to find someplace that will admit me next spring. I'm of two minds about graduate school right now: one the one hand, if I can get into a cognitive science/ cognitive philosophy program with any kind of focus on culture, perfect. On the other hand, I wouldn't mind pursuing a PhD in English if I can find a program that isn't hostile to the idea of borrowing theories/ methods from the natural sciences. As I understand the situation, there are good number of younger scholars working on this, but most of them haven't gotten tenure yet. But I believe that this is somewhat in your neck of the woods, so if you have any advice...?
Susie: I appreciate the thought. Remember that chocolate doughnuts work just as well.
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Bummer about the Fulbright. How are things going otherwise?
Good luck. If I find a four-leaf clover, I'll be sure to give it to you so you can eat it.
Hey Matt, good to hear from you. Things are going well. The Fulbright thing was humbling, and a little hard to take at first (the proposal I sent in had been tirelessly revised and polished--much improved from the one you saw), but it was probably healthy for me to learn that not everything is as easy as, say, getting A's at UNCG. Right now I'm prepping like mad for this job interview in D.C.--reading Japanese news stories, trying to brush up on the language, memorizing bureaucratic hierarchies--and neglecting this blog. I also started reading a fascinating book called Life Itself by Robert Rosen, but stopped after the math he was using got beyond me. I plan to revisit it in the future.
Apart from that, I've been thinking vaguely about grad school. Obviously the time has passed for going anywhere this fall, so if JET doesn't work out I'll be sitting around for a while. I'm hoping, though, that if that's the case, I'll be able to find someplace that will admit me next spring. I'm of two minds about graduate school right now: one the one hand, if I can get into a cognitive science/ cognitive philosophy program with any kind of focus on culture, perfect. On the other hand, I wouldn't mind pursuing a PhD in English if I can find a program that isn't hostile to the idea of borrowing theories/ methods from the natural sciences. As I understand the situation, there are good number of younger scholars working on this, but most of them haven't gotten tenure yet. But I believe that this is somewhat in your neck of the woods, so if you have any advice...?
Susie: I appreciate the thought. Remember that chocolate doughnuts work just as well.
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