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Coming to the U.S. on a Fulbright grant was a mean to fulfill my dream in getting higher education in the STEM field I am passionate about. I was looking forward to the changes and the fresh perspective this stay would bestow upon. And indeed, it did. To extents I haven't fathomed. I underwent an ecdycis of alien reaches within me during my stay. The terrible and the fascinating often collided within the same moment and the moments of mental rest were punctuated by an introspection of a new kind that I didn't feel I was prepared for nor had the full tools to understand it and manage it.

I dedicate most of my time to my craft as a researcher and it is what ignites my inner fire. I write as my main technic of relief and it is what allows me to exfoliate my mind and to soothe myself. Both are powerful and different practices I've held close within. But where my research is taking a steady pace and evolving beyond my expectations from my findings during my MS to my current research in my PhD, my writing is taking a little step back and it is not just a need I have or a mandatory technique to keep a personal check, it is also a goal of its own: Since I came to the U.S., I was encouraged to share my experiences with the world.
Moreover, my tales gained a certain potency through the transformations being on American soil has brought, whether mental or emotional wise. My writing has changed, its stand as well and I can see how it evolved, which is a testimonial of the growth I experienced and my ability to sublimate on different scales and ultimately speak with different voices, peek into different perspectives and bring it all within a unified frame for a public. Therefore, I decided to try my best and ultimately convey all the inner stories that walk within my mind and monopolize my psyche. I want to be able to wrap-up my inner universes and give them to the world from the lens of a someone who experienced ecdycis and learnt to embrace it and to make the most out of the new skin.

In this aspect, my sole issue is the financial aspect of the endeavor: I need to alleviate some of the financial burden I have in order to commit time to writing more.

-Writing is a mandatory exercise for me and I already have the habit. So, discipline and commitment are not an issue to me

-Writer's block is a phenomenon that I yet have to experiment: Within me are too many tales and accounts, in different formats and styles, of different tones and messages. Therefore, a dry spell is not an issue I foresee in the middle term.

There is so much pouring right now and much of it given positive feedback and encouragement by neutral and literary specialists, as well as close entourage.

I just need a final push for at least one draft to transform it into a final version, a book I can submit to literary agents.

Anyone interested can get in touch with me and we can discuss particulars (I can send samples of my writing, provide references, speak in detail of the literary project I have in mind and what I already have on paper...etc)

Contact : chao.writing@gmail.com

Thank you for your time and consideration.