Dissertation Pangs
Exam season is over, and lectures have started again. I only had two exams (a short recital and a written paper), which was quite lucky. I also had to submit a chapter of my dissertation, just so that my supervisor …
Month: March 2016
Every Cloud
There’s no point trying to sugar-coat it: January is a terrible month for most people. The Christmas cheer has evaporated, it’s cold and dark, and there’s nothing to do but eat, sleep, revise, repeat. But when you walk out of …
Year 2, Teaching Block 2
The second term of second year is flying by. I have noticed a definite increase in workload and as two of my modules are practical as well as theoretical, it feels like double the amount of work. We have an …
Winding Down
My final term at University! Even as I write these words I don’t think I’ve fully comprehended the existential enormity of this situation. After spending much of the rest of my life knowing what is coming next, the end of …
Business As Usual
I always get really excited about a new term starting. I imagine how I’ll be really on top of everything, starting from scratch, keeping up with all my readings and getting stuff done on time! Ok, so it doesn’t always …
Teaching Block Two
After some frantic essay writing in January, it has been nice to get back into the steady routine of days spent in the library and weekly seminars. So far this term I am really enjoying my units; it is really …