It’s early in the morning. I just handed in the final version of my first year report to my supervisor. Last Wednesday when he looked into the drafts, he said Bob (head of my thesis committee) would be happy with it. I was suddenly relieved.
It has been 9 months since I first landed on this place, a city with a reputation of its beauty, history, and seafood. I spent most of the time exploring this old city, finding it gloomy, but stunning in good weather; windy, but lovely in summer. I hadn’t heard too much about Edinburgh before I came here, however, it satisfies all my expectations. To a foreigner, life is not easy here. You have to understand the famous Scottish accent, but now, the once most annoying thing becomes one of the reasons why I’m fond of this city. Kilts are usual here. It used to surprise me when I saw men in “skirts”, but not anymore. Trust me, as it’s been said, men wear nothing beneath it. I’ll talk to you later about how I discovered it. It’s another story.
I was a rookie in my research area. I mean, as a vet, I study Alzheimer’s Diseases. Time changes me, and increase my knowledge. Now I can talk about fibrils assembles, CD, BAM, etc. confidently. Work and life, people must maintain a balance between them. To me, that means half of the time working, and half entertaining. This works well for me. I hope to know more about this country and people; and discover more in the research. We’ll see. Light goes through my window. It’s 4:18am, not perfect time to have a beauty sleep, but not too bad. Have a good morning. Smile!
