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My Academic Odyssey

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On graduation day  Welcome to The Academic Odyssey! Hello, and welcome to my little corner of the internet! My name is Portia Joyce Kawa, and I’m a PGDE student at Catholic University in Zimbabwe. After months of thinking about it, I’ve finally decided to start this blog to document the wild, rewarding, and often chaotic journey of academia. Why am I doing this? I’m starting this blog for a few reasons: 1.  For myself: To create a living record of my progress, my challenges, and my successes. I want to look back and see how far I’ve come. 2.  For accountability: Writing about my goals and progress is a powerful way to stay motivated and on track. 3.  For community: I hope to connect with others on a similar path. If just one person reads a post and thinks, "Oh good, it's not just me," then this will be worth it. What can you expect to find here? This blog will be a candid log of my academic life. I plan to write about: What I accomplished, what held me up in my acade...