Winters are colder in Michigan- so cold that compared to where I’m from, it’s more often too cold to snow. But, I’m oddly thankful for Nature’s bitter cold winds that keep us graduate students indoors. In winter, we are free from the distractions of tempting outdoor recreation- Frisbee on the quad, dining al fresco on Main St., Art Fair and so on are the pleasures of Ann Arbor for 7 months out of the year. With nothing more exciting to do, we can stop procrastinating and complete those necessary tasks of writing up our research, and applying for grants. With every winter we are here, that is at least four papers we can complete before we graduate. So hunker down at your lab desk, and let the random clanking noises of the forced air heater set you into a writing rhythm.
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