Gratitude journal #43

I HATE STATISTICS. Just spent half of my day doing statistics and my head is going to explode. I was planning to go to an event tonight but I am canceling. Not feeling like going out after this. Tomorrow will be better 🙂

Gratitude journal #43

Today was awesome. The whole morning was filled with meetings regarding my Ph.D. I have a clearer vision of what needs to be done and how it is going to be organized. I have quite a few things to do at the moment, with very close deadlines. Submitting my study plan (planning and justification of…

Gratitude journal #42

Another great day at work. Monthly meeting to start the day (1-hour long meeting with all the department to talk about general issues, new employees, research results, conferences, work environment etc). Then short meeting for our smaller group. And then I had to translate an official document of interest for my colleagues but which has…

Gratitude journal #41

Today I was teaching french in the morning. I am grateful for having a student who is willing to learn. It makes everything so much easier and enjoyable! And my student talked to his friend. So it can be that I will be teaching physics and chemistry soon! I spent the evening with some friends…

Gratitude journal #40

Ops. Forgot to write yesterday. It is now 10PM and I have a lot to be grateful for. I am grateful for my colleagues whom I appreciate and have a good time with. Especially grateful for my supervisor who I really have a great relationship with. It makes work way more enjoyable! I am grateful…

Gratitude journal #comeback

Still doing my Ph.D. daily series but changing the title to gratitude journal because I believe gratitude is key in life. Today was a great day. I have blocked a bunch of pages on the internet which I was visiting too often at work and it has done wonders! I am much more focused on…

Back to Copenhagen

I am back. And I got many ideas from this stay away for my project. On Monday I spent most of the day reading my notes from the conference, taking care of my network, sending my articles etc. Today I prepared my PhD study plan and started to work on an oral presentation I will…

Seattle, day 9

Last hours in Seattle. Nothing very exciting happened. Packed my stuff. Bought some postcards and a gift. And wrote some blog posts. I am now in the airport. Ready to board for a 11 hour flight to Germany. And then 2 more hours to reach Denmark! The featured image is from my early morning run…

Seattle, day 8

Friday, tourist day. The conference has ended, meaning I have one full day of adventures waiting for me! In the morning I decided to check out the Seattle Public Library. And I am glad I did. The architecture, mostly inside, is great! A lot a seating space, the walls are all windows which bring plenty of…

Seattle, day 7

Thursday, last day of the conference. We only had half a day for our last day. It is usually the case for conferences, to allow participants to go back home without having to pay for another night at the hotel. The morning session I went to was very interesting! It was about the 3Rs and…