When I opened Blogger, I was blindsided by the Adventures of 2010 Dana and her sparsely documented teaching debut. As I perused a first-time graduate student's conveniently forgotten basic writing, my impulse was to archive the posts. Then I thought, "Why? Why would I hide such a journey?" Isn't it fitting that I revive my blog in my first year as a doctoral candidate? I think, "Yes!" The Journey - A Beginning My first two semesters as a doctoral candidate have come and gone. Throughout them, I was stricken by COVID-19...TWICE! I experienced academically induced anxiety and fear but, in the end, was overcome with exhilaration. I met (virtually) the world's most supreme group of collegiates (#CohortOne) with whom I laughed and wept. I felt confident, then I was defeated, only to persevere into assuredness. The fall of 2021 and the spring of 2022 were semesters of growth. It has been said that there is a time for every season. This season was one of