Dispatches from Lamont: Celina M. Benavides, GSE student

This week, we'll bring you dispatches from fellow students in Lamont as they fight valiantly against looming deadlines and final exams.

CELINA M. BENAVIDES, GSE STUDENT

Time of Interview: 15:35

Location in Lamont: Third floor reading room

What have you finished, what do you have left, and how much time do you have?

I have one final paper left, and four other projects and presentations done. This is my shortest paper, just 15 pages!

What did you eat last?

I grabbed subway because it's fast.

When did you shower last?

This morning.

How many consecutive hours have you been awake? How many hours have you been in this spot?

So not counting last night, just over four hours. I took a break and went home this morning, napped three hours. [How long were you here last night?] Nine hours.

What's keeping you going?

Knowing that I'm going to graduate, and that this is the last thing in my way!

[Interviewee did not want to be photographed, stating "I look so bad right now!" but allowed FlyBy to document her workspace]

Photo by Sarah J. Howland/The Harvard Crimson.