How I Became “Emergency” Course Rep, Chased Chimamanda & Survived Nigerian Data. Eziaha’s Research Memoirs: #JourneyToPhD Part 9
Hey Scholars! Meanwhile, I haven’t been tracking the backend analytics of this blog series, so I honestly don’t know how many people are reading it. But every now and then, I get personal feedback from totally unexpected sources, and I’m just like, How? LOL.You’re following the blog series too?!Haha. I LOVE it! Thank you!And if […]
How I’m Getting FULL Access to LIMITED Access Literature Eziaha’s Research Memoirs: #JourneyToPhD Part 8
Hey Scholars! We’re riding strong on this scholarly path, and something happened recently that made me soooo happy, I just had to share! If you’ve ever attempted a Literature Review, you know it’s a big deal. Like, stress-eating-cashew-nuts level big. You find a brilliant article online, only to hit the wall: “Limited Access, Purchase Required.” […]
Prof said… ‘It sounds really EXCITING’ Plus, part 2 of my UVA-UNILAG Carnegie workshop experience… Part 7, Eziaha’s Research Memoirs: #JourneyToPhD
Whoosh!!! Let’s start with something my sister Ugonne said to me recently about this series… I loveeeeeet! I REALLY love to write, and I love that you love to read, so stick around…There’s more sweetness to tickle your intellectual fancy hehe Speaking of sweetness, yesterday in my Research class, we delved into Qualitative Analysis and […]
D E T O X!!!
Note: This post was first published on the blog on October 3rd, 2015. I consider myself a great cook. So great that sometimes I don’t even taste my meals before I serve hubs. I just KNOW that it tastes nice jare so I can just dish it out happily. This blogpost however is a sharp contrast […]
Eziaha’s Research Memoirs: #JourneyToPhD… 6: Enjoy a Few Pictures from My Early Weeks/Months as a UNILAG Postgrad!
Hey Family! Today, we’re doing a good old photo dump, haha! One of the hidden reasons I started this blog was to have a little corner in the cloud where I could archive pictures and memories from my #JourneyToPhD. So here we are with Dump, Part 1, a visual throwback to my early days as […]
Why I’m Not Showing My Research Work to TOO Many Good People!!! Part 5, Eziaha’s Research Memoirs: #JourneyToPhD
Hey Darling… Can you believe we’re already on Post 5? I’m so proud of myself for even keeping up! I’m currently writing this from the main library at UNILAG, the same place I wrote my very first memoir from https://eziaha.com/eziahas-research-memoirs/ Today, I had to move from the FSS Library (my faculty library) after it closed […]
What of those of us who don’t want to come back to TEACH??… Part 4, Eziaha’s Research Memoirs: #JourneyToPhD
Hey hey You! Welcome back here. my family and I on Sunday It’s a LONG holiday WKND in Nigeria, and once the holiday kicked in, I kept telling myself not to forget that I have assignments, deadlines, and of course, project! On Saturday, I was on a call with my Supervisor. I was so desperate […]
Eziaha’s Research Memoirs: #JourneyToPhD 3 – From Intimidation to Impact: My Carnegie UVA-UNILAG Workshop Experience (Part 1)
Oh my goodness, Darling, Yesterday was a dream. I attended a joint workshop sponsored by the Carnegie Fellowship, where the Sociology departments of the University of Virginia and my very own University of Lagos collaborated. Gosh. It was incredible, and I want to share 10 things I learned, not just from the presentations, but from […]
Eziaha’s Research Memoirs: #JourneyToPhD… 2: The Research Topic I Am Working On…
Whoosh! Let’s jump into Part 2 of my 10 Quick Updates from this wild, beautiful #JourneyToPhD. But first, a little gist. Last weekend, one of my lecturers got married. Word on the street? Plentyyyyy gist, but you didn’t come here for that haha. What you do need to know is that my classmates turned up […]
Eziaha’s Research Memoirs: #JourneyToPhD… On Friday, I got my Library Card…
Darling, Welcome to my now scholarly corner of the internet. Since this is the debut post for my Research Memoirs, let me start with something currently giving me so much JOY… So on Friday, I got my Library Card!!! Let’s rewind a bit to how it all started, and why this moment means so much […]