Hi all! I’m a professor who’ll be starting in the spring. I’m coming from a top SEC school but I’m still expecting some big whiplash/culture shock. What are the things I need to know about the students, campus, etc
I’d appreciate any little tidbits on the less know things on things I need to know or should prepare for. Thanks! I’m looking forward to becoming a part of this community!
Weather?
Politics?
Proximity to friends and family?
Build environment?
Transit?
Access to nature?
Etc…
I’m my experience I have a general vibe by 3-5 months in and by 12-16 months I know whether I love it or not.
For me 4 years in Tampa > not a fan.
2 years in Gainesville > loved it
Barring the obvious major cities, NYC, SF, LA, etc… I mean if you have feedback on major cities that may not be as great as they seem that’s good too
I’m currently living in the one the least academically inclined major cities in the country (Miami) and I honestly can’t stand it. Not to sound pretentious but most people here can have a conversation about as deep as the Everglades is in winter (ankle deep at best).
I loved living in a college town during grad school where I was surround by academics and people with passions. I loved being able to randomly talk to someone and learn they’d be studying mosquitoes born diseases and then the next day l’d talk to someone else who would creating new variety of peppers. A place with a variety of cultural and academic experience alike.
Where would be a good place? Open to cities and college towns alike.
Edit: A lot of people seem to be mentioning Boston which I’ll look into but for the sake of diversity of thought can other places get a mention and just comment under the Boston comments if you have something to add?
Always curious to hear
After six years, I’ve moved back to Miami. I got really to pottery while I was away, and I’m struggling to find a real pottery studio, one with monthly memberships where you’re free to do what you want, not one of those go take a one time class that there seem to be a bunch of (aka gumbo limbo and anhinga). We seem to be lacking greatly in this area.
So does anyone know of a studio that does monthly memberships? Hell at this point if someone has a home studio I’d be willing to pay to use it. I just want to get back into it.
I’ve been working in planning (current planning) for about three months and honestly, it’s making me question if this field is right for me. I did my masters in planning and never had any doubts.
Has anyone gone through something similar, if so what’s your story?
I graduated from grad school (masters) a year ago. I took the summer off and started job searching around October 2025. I wasn’t able to find a position until March of this year. While it’s in my field, it’s in an area I don’t really enjoy.
About three weeks ago, I interviewed for what is probably the closest thing to my dream job that exists in my state. At this point, I’m starting to think I didn’t get it. This is actually the second role I’ve interviewed for with this company, where I also previously interned. Every time I meet with them, they seem genuinely happy to see me and tell me they’d love to have me work there, but I never end up getting an offer.
I feel confident that I interview well, but ultimately I’m still competing as a new grad, which makes things difficult.
If (feels more like a when at this point) I get the official rejection, I’m considering asking whether they’d take me on as a full-time unpaid intern just so I can gain experience and hopefully create a path into the company long term. I still live with my parents and don’t have major expenses, so financially I could manage not working for a while, even though it obviously wouldn’t be ideal.
Am I crazy for considering this?
TLDR: Am I crazy for considering leaving a good paying job to work as a full time unpaid intern in hopes of setting myself up better for the future?
I graduated from grad school (masters) a year ago. I took the summer off and started job searching around October 2025. I wasn’t able to find a position until March of this year. While it’s in my field, it’s in an area I don’t really enjoy.
About three weeks ago, I interviewed for what is probably the closest thing to my dream job that exists in my state. At this point, I’m starting to think I didn’t get it. This is actually the second role I’ve interviewed for with this company, where I also previously interned. Every time I meet with them, they seem genuinely happy to see me and tell me they’d love to have me work there, but I never end up getting an offer.
I feel confident that I interview well, but ultimately I’m still competing as a new grad, which makes things difficult.
If (feels more like a when at this point) I get the official rejection, I’m considering asking whether they’d take me on as a full-time unpaid intern just so I can gain experience and hopefully create a path into the company long term. I still live with my parents and don’t have major expenses, so financially I could manage not working for a while, even though it obviously wouldn’t be ideal.
Am I crazy for considering this?
TLDR: Am I crazy for considering leaving a good paying job to work as a full time unpaid intern in hopes of setting myself up better for the future?
I graduated from grad school (masters) a year ago. I took the summer off and started job searching around October 2025. I wasn’t able to find a position until March of this year. While it’s in my field, it’s in an area I don’t really enjoy.
About three weeks ago, I interviewed for what is probably the closest thing to my dream job that exists in my state. At this point, I’m starting to think I didn’t get it. This is actually the second role I’ve interviewed for with this company, where I also previously interned. Every time I meet with them, they seem genuinely happy to see me and tell me they’d love to have me work there, but I never end up getting an offer.
I feel confident that I interview well, but ultimately I’m still competing as a new grad, which makes things difficult.
If (feels more like a when at this point) I get the official rejection, I’m considering asking whether they’d take me on as a full-time unpaid intern just so I can gain experience and hopefully create a path into the company long term. I still live with my parents and don’t have major expenses, so financially I could manage not working for a while, even though it obviously wouldn’t be ideal.
Am I crazy for considering this?
TLDR: Am I crazy for considering leaving a good paying job to work as a full time unpaid intern in hopes of setting myself up better for the future?
For the last couple years, I’ve been gardening but this year I decided I was gonna track my harvest.
For context, these graphs track the four varieties of tomatoes. I grew this year (Yellow Pear, Sun Gold, Celebrity and Black Cherry). Each were grown in their own 5 gallon grow bag and given the same amount of water and sunlight.
I’ve attached a picture at the end of one harvest in case anyone interested in what the varieties look like.
For the last couple years, I’ve been gardening but this year I decided I was gonna track my harvest.
For context, these graphs track the four varieties of tomatoes. I grew this year (Yellow Pear, Sun Gold, Celebrity and Black Cherry). Each were grown in their own 5 gallon grow bag and given the same amount of water and sunlight.
I’ve attached a picture at the end for anyone interested in what the varieties look like.
Source: My and my gardening journal
Tool: Claude
First harvest of this year with about 3 more this size coming in the next couple weeks
Curious what the make up of planners on here looks like.