Shelby LaBonte-Torres

Remember when the United States was in trouble and both Mexico and Canada sent firefighters to help us?

And this is how we replay them. The United States is that toxic, ungrateful friend that you wish you had cut out of your life sooner.

Truly the fall of US democracy.

Screenshot of the usgs.gov alert about an earthquake in south Texas.

Well that was a weird feeling. Shaking and rattling in New Braunfels.

I think we all did. I know I assigned them to my students.

For real. #booksky

I JUST put this on my list today. Thank you!

Thanks!

Excellent recommendation! We have this one and I think it should be on everyone’s list.

Oh, that looks good. Thank you!

It’s Stuff Your Kindle Day. Any recommendations for a history nerd? #booksky #history

We finally started watching Silo (on AppleTV) and we’re hooked.

Finally able to indulge in some guilt-free non-academic reading. #booksky

Steel Drum Christmas Concert in Gruene, TX.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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16/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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15/20

Final grades are in for the semester and I kept my 4.0. Why does that still stress me out? #gradstudent #history

Now that the semester is over, I plan to spend the rest of December reading frivolously. And doing a little digital archive research for my thesis. #gradstudent #history #historian

Absolutely.

All of my own coursework is turned in, my final presentation is over, and I’m done grading undergrad finals. See ya, Fall 2024. #gradstudent #history

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14/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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13/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle

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12/20

I turned in my final assignments for Dr Coleman’s US Immigration History course. Two down, one to go for Fall 2024. #history #gradstudent

Me too. My parents didn’t really want me to go to college because they were afraid it would make me liberal. It did, for the same reasons you listed, but also because I interacted with people from different places, with different beliefs and experiences and perspectives.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Paper Towns by John Green

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11/20

I met today’s deadline and submitted my final assignments for Dr Damiano’s “Women in the Early Modern Atlantic” course. After a rocky weekend, finals week is off to a good start. #gradstudent #history

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Slavery and the Founders by Paul Finkelman

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10/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

In Defense of Witches by Mona Chollet.

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9/20