morals

Had a great discussion with my thesis adviser today about how she became a philosopher (by a lot of random chance; moral: life is full of surprises I should stop trying to predict) which then somehow lead to a discussion on the differences between the anglo philosophical tradition and the french/german philosophical tradition (moral of the story: decided not to take graduate level class on Heidegger). Then had dinner with an awesome Duke doctor who shared her experiences in being a woman, having a family, and being a doctor, and when/how all those things do and do not fit together. Moral here: challenging but doable, as long as you define your personal values very carefully and then stick to your guns. Female mentors FTW.