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Ruth Zhang

Learning more about myself as I Navigate the World of Adults

Hello again medium platform! I guess I’m back to writing a bit, just to reflect on some thoughts! It’s been almost a year since I finished…

12 min readMay 30, 2021

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Learning more about myself as I Navigate the World of Adults

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Ruth Zhang

Finished as a student for now!

It’s been quite an adventure. I recently finished defending my master's thesis this past week on Friday (and passed), and am now focusing…

3 min readAug 25, 2020

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Finished as a student for now!

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A Calmed down feeling… So now to focus and rebuild the broken pieces.

I feel better. I feel like all of the emotional weight was taken from my heart and thrown into a test tube, then spun in a centrifuge and…

2 min readJul 18, 2020

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A Calmed down feeling… So now to focus and rebuild the broken pieces.

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Ruth Zhang

Thank you to the stranger I met online and then ghosted me

Just to the ghost, future ghosts, and people who are about to ghost… this may not apply to you specifically, but try to be considerate of…

2 min readJun 24, 2020

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Thank you to the stranger I met online and then ghosted me

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Quitted the dating apps then ghosted… But it’s an experience

I feel… no longer anxious from lack of contact? Since I’m keeping busy

7 min readJun 22, 2020

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Quitted the dating apps then ghosted… But it’s an experience

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Dating apps During a Pandemic: Not my Cup of Tea… But… I Think as a Scientist…

If you’ve read my introduction on me, I’m one of possibly thousands, tens of thousands or more, who have slowly poked our heads into the…

7 min readMay 23, 2020

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Dating apps During a Pandemic: Not my Cup of Tea… But… I Think as a Scientist…

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A Brief Moment of Joy Followed by… an Uh Oh…

Almost… almost… almost there… but… sigh…

3 min readMay 16, 2020

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A Brief Moment of Joy Followed by… an Uh Oh…

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Still a “terrible and disorganized child” in the eyes of my Chinese Immigrant Parents

To listen or not to listen? I have a strained relationship with my mom…

6 min readApr 25, 2020

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Still a “terrible and disorganized child” in the eyes of my Chinese Immigrant Parents

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A First Medium Story at the Time of a Pandemic

Well, I guess this is my very first story (um… maybe essay might be a better term). But anyway, I guess some self-introduction would…

4 min readApr 16, 2020

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Ruth Zhang

Ruth Zhang

I’m just your typical reader! I enjoy reading posts on science (since that’s what I study) as well as just having a curiosity for culture and adventure!

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