Hello, I am Shanell Hagood. I am from Detroit, Michigan and went to college for undergrad at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. After graduating, I worked for the university for four years. And recently, my husband & I made the move to Philadelphia so that I can pursue my Master’s degree in Higher Education at Penn. This blog will feature a series of post about my journey as a student at Penn but also my life, my husband’s life, and my yorkie/maltese dig Kobe’s life in Philly.
This post is in no way intended to be written as an expert of all things Philly, but I wanted to list out my favorite finds in this great city as someone almost two months in. Since I have limited experience, I only have two categories: Places & Food.
Places
Penn’s Landing: This is a biased fave because when me and my husband first...
Now that midterms are over (well, sort of), I think it’ll help my self-esteem and your inquiring mind on how I survived them. First off, it’s important to understand that mid-terms mean different things depending on the program and which classes that you take. I had all papers and projects due for mid-terms, no exams. However, my roommate had an in-class mid-term where she was given two hours...
Now that I’m five weeks into my program (ONE FULL THIRD THROUGH THE SEMESTER), let’s talk about my balancing act so far. As always,a little background about my experience with balancing acts. When I was in high school, I was the girl that was involved in EVERYTHING while also holding a part-time job my last two years. In undergrad, I calmed down a bit and spent a significant amount of time...
I decided for my first post to be about the transition to Philly. When thinking of a title, I thought Motown Philly was perfect. First off, who hates Boyz II Men?! Secondly, if you’re unfamiliar with the song, it tells the story of how the Boyz II Men group came about and their dreams coming true. Now the song title Motown Philly is special to me because I’m from Detroit, and among many of the...
