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Post-PhD Update

After graduation, I was hired as a lecturer in IIT. I attended IACP 2023 in Cebu. It was my first time there. It was also the first time I had my flight cancelled. And we were rescheduled to a flight in the morning. Then, on the way back, I almost missed my flight! Good thing I checked-in in advance and had my boarding pass printed. Phew! Just charge it to experience. Be on the airport 2-3 hrs before the flight even in domestic flights. Then the summer term got shortened to just a month. That was interesting. And now I'm preparing for the first semester of the upcoming school year. 

Welcome to the real world, Janeth. 

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