Being my dad, we got to see a side that your students may not have known. A regular day entails you reading and marking papers till way past midnight and then back at it before sunrise. This has been a normal thing through your career. Marking papers, marking papers, marking papers. And if you’re travelling…. what are you focused on? Learning that language, how it sounds, how it writes, etc. Without preaching it, you’ve shown me what true work ethic entails balanced with enjoying life outside of work. Happy running.
C’est trop vrai Vic!!! If people only knew…
Everyone thinks he’s out there living the dream—running, biking, skiing, hiking, meditating, and diving into icy oceans like some sort of rugged wellness guru. But what they don’t see is the real action: the academic grind!
Behind the scenes, he’s reading dense texts, writing brilliant things (that only 12 people will read), preparing lectures like a boss, mentoring students through existential crises, answering 347 emails a day, grading papers until his eyes twitch, and somehow still publishing like he has a time machine.
And amidst all that? He’s baking bread, making yogurt from scratch, whipping up gourmet dinners, and—wait for it—bringing me a latte in bed.
Honestly… is he secretly a team of five people in a trench coat?
Your papa is a real-life superhero (with a side of sourdough starter).
Love you,
Am