cellphone — Hannah Elise Schultz

Adventures in
Serendipity

— Hannah Schultz (biographical name): a Kentuckian, traveler, PhD student, hiker, environmentalist, and Great Pyrenees enthusiast

When despair grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting for their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

— Wendell Berry, The Peace of Wild Things

The Highs and Lows of My First Year Teaching College Composition

For those of you who don't know, I entered Minnesota State University's MFA in Creative Writing program this past fall and to pay my way, I've served as an instructor of one section of ENG 101 - Composition. Next week, I'll wrap up my first entire academic year teaching this course and this Thursday, I'll say goodbye to my spring semester kiddos—and let me tell you, I have all the feelings! This year of teaching Composition has been one of the most rewarding and challenging of my life, so I thought I'd highlight some highs and lows of this journey for you.

Life Without a Cellphone: Thoughts on [being disconnected]

Over the past month, my iPhone 6 has slowly been fading to an untimely death. After the iOS 10 update, the battery decided it would stay charged for shorter and shorter periods of time. Two weeks ago, my phone was on life support—it needed to be charging pretty much 24/7 to work. It frequently died at 60% or even higher. And with class and teaching schedules being the way they are, I would often spend half or more of my day without a cellphone. Then, suddenly, early last week, my phone decided to completely give up. It died and could not be resuscitated.

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Adventures inSerendipity

— Hannah Schultz (biographical name): a Kentuckian, traveler, PhD student, hiker, environmentalist, and Great Pyrenees enthusiast

Adventures in
Serendipity