tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818708716223080866.post3917460526527473377..comments2023-10-30T08:50:39.226-07:00Comments on Life as I know it...: Feeling low....Jenn, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12483866483313739708noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818708716223080866.post-68021144438663256732011-01-25T06:32:04.354-08:002011-01-25T06:32:04.354-08:00Thanks Katie. There is actually one former postdoc...Thanks Katie. There is actually one former postdoc from my grad school lab that is from here (and now has a TT job in MyHomeCountry, strangely enough). I should send him an email. Good idea. Can't hurt right?Jenn, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483866483313739708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818708716223080866.post-36440666224484968922011-01-25T04:02:35.791-08:002011-01-25T04:02:35.791-08:00Gracious - big changes! Good for you!
Is there...Gracious - big changes! Good for you! <br /><br />Is there a resource from grad school or undergrad who might have a contact in your new location? Perhaps someone to offer insight into any differences in cover letters, formatting or interviewing that might be relevant? Job searching is painful enough - it seems scary that there might be secret strategies out there for you. <br /><br />Wishing you much luck! I'm happy you're writing again!post-dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493309260165352484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818708716223080866.post-40831730053851654382011-01-24T23:21:41.222-08:002011-01-24T23:21:41.222-08:00Thanks Fia. We just put LittleOne on the waiting l...Thanks Fia. We just put LittleOne on the waiting list for one day a week in the local daycare centers... I hope he gets a place soon! There's a local place for parents with small children to gather, but both times I made the hike to get there with LittleOne it was closed. I now have the schedule printed and stuck up in the kitchen! I'll get there one day.<br /><br />One complication - we couldn't find an apartment in the city with the Uni where Husband is a postdoc, so we're living about an hour away in a small town and virtually no international community. But the nice thing is all the nature around us. Can't wait for spring!Jenn, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483866483313739708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818708716223080866.post-54188783798188638352011-01-24T11:57:42.517-08:002011-01-24T11:57:42.517-08:00Hey...
Moving to a new country is a huuuuge energ...Hey... <br />Moving to a new country is a huuuuge energy drain, in my experience, it takes half a year or even longer if new language is hard to learn. We've done it twice now, with kids, and the one thing I learned is that kids will open loads of doors. Can't you get a place in a daycare/playgroup something like this? Half a day per week is sufficient to get to know other parents. I found the nicest people at the uni daycare, but that was hard to get into. Once you know people, things usually improve a lot.<br />Hang in there!<br />Hang in there!Fiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021925968809125246noreply@blogger.com