Health & Wellbeing
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Growth Lessons From My Cactus
I was scrolling through my gallery when I came across a picture of my cactus (left). It was one of…
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“Enjoy your failures”
I was recently in the company of a successful scientist. He shared a lot about his journey, the choices he’d…
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What’s Been on My Plate Lately
Food has a way of telling you where your head is at. Not in a dramatic way, but in a…
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Home 🇬🇭
12 days home. 12 good days. After 2 years 5 months and 15 days, I flew back home. After being…
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Celebrating The Little Wins
As a graduate student (or any student), it’s all too easy to get caught up in the big picture— the…
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A Year Into My PhD – 3 Lessons
1. My PhD experience is more personal than collective. No two Ph.D. experiences are the same, and your research is…
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An Almost total eclipse experience
Yesterday, I had the incredible opportunity to witness a celestial phenomenon that has captivated humanity for centuries – a total…
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Tastes of Home: Recreating Ghanaian Comfort Foods Abroad
Moving often means leaving behind the familiar comforts of home. I miss family and friends, but there are other losses…
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PhD And Mental Health
From finishing my first rotation to beginning my second, I am reflecting on how my research experience has been and…
PhD Journal Of A Ghanaian Woman in Stem 