Dear Eva of Monday Morning
Dear Eva of Monday Morning,
Before you walk into your first day of grad school, I hope three things for you. Firstly, that you will not be late. I would hate that sheepishly slinking into your seat be the first impression your professor has of you. Second, that you keep your wits about you; neither dying of absolute fright on the spot at hearing your name called (it might only be roll-call) nor become so intimidated by the brilliance of your fellow students that you throw in the towel before you’ve even tried. Remember that nothing of value comes without hard work and sacrifice, so take a deep breath, bunker down and nose to the grindstone. Lastly, and my greatest wish for you is to maintain perspective. You may feel like you’ve signed your soul away, along with your life savings in choosing grad school, but this is an experience that will only enrich you. Remember that there is life outside of text books, and above all else, to stay humble and grateful to everyone that has lifted you up to where you are.
Try not to think of everyone else looking around the room as if they’re sizing up the competition, and that grades are a zero-sum game with only so many A’s to go around. Instead, think of them as the faces that will only grow more familiar and comforting as the weeks and months tumbleweed into mounding pressure and deadlines. These are the future friends you will make, and you will learn and receive much if you are willing to be open.
Adventures come in many shapes and forms. As much as I know you crave to be out on the road with your beloved Nikon, grad school will be one wild ride. The horizon holds much in store for you. Relax. You will be back out in the Himalayas with the highland nomads before you know it.
Sincerely,
Eva of Sunday Afternoon.
(photographed en route to Mt. Everest)
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Dear Eva of Monday Morning:
Those pics are OTHERWORLDLY. Aliens left squiggles in the Himalayas! Fantastic!!
Hope you had a wonderful first day,
All the very best x
Dear Eva of many Monday mornings, Friday night Appletinis and talks, day trips, chocolate chip cookies and much much more,
here is someone that is currently in a position which looks a lot like yours.
Someone who is quite frightened as well, but who knows for sure that fear is useful but only as long as you don’t let it overcome you.
Someone who believes you’ll do great, you’ll make new friends who will learn to love your awesome self and whose lives you will enrich, as much as they will enrich yours. You will feel tired, perhaps, there will be moments when you’ll wish to be somewhere else, when you will miss someone or some place where you’ve left a piece of your heart.
But this very someone knows for a fact that you will never give up on your ambitions and goals and you’ll work hard to make your dreams come true.
This someone wishes you all the best for the months and years to come, and really hopes that time and distance won’t consume the special bond we share.
Lots of love,
your Michela of Tuesday Afternoon