Baby steps

Quite anxious recently. I feel the need to consider my options for the next step after the master’s degree seriously but couldn’t manage to multitask like some others – finding industry jobs while completing the dissertation project. I do have the aim to finish the whole dissertation project two weeks prior to the deadline, and… Continue reading Baby steps

Log Nov 14, 2023

Why is everyone wearing masks? I can’t see their faces or gauge their reactions when they see me. Why do they behave in a certain way? Why do I raise these questions and cannot stop thinking about them. When and with whom can I truly be real? Segmenting myself and allowing different people to see… Continue reading Log Nov 14, 2023

Log June 18 2023

Does it help when I ask myself why I repeatedly procrastinate whenever I engage in it? Can I make the process more enjoyable by replacing the time I could spend on mindless phone scrolling with deep philosophical contemplation? Of course, the time should be used for doing the real work I am supposed to do… Continue reading Log June 18 2023

Finding Familiar Faces: The Surprising Ease of Meeting Similar People in a Big World

“We’ve met before!” On sixteen-hour train to Bucharest from Budapest. I was having these thoughts while having a conversation with a friend I first met more than two years ago in Stockholm, Sweden. We met again in the city where she’s doing her Linguistics PhD study – Budapest, Hungary. She suggested that it is quite… Continue reading Finding Familiar Faces: The Surprising Ease of Meeting Similar People in a Big World

Log April 8, 2023

I kind of like living in a small city after spending around four years living in one. It’s still got everything essential that you need, but not too many choices like big cities offer, which is a good thing. And if you do them enough social, you’ll basically have people you know everywhere in the… Continue reading Log April 8, 2023

Log March 14 2023

Today is the 4th or 5th day of cutting fact that after the headaches and tiredness I experienced in day one and day two, I don’t have much fatigue as expected, rather, I’ve even felt more energetic sometimes. Additionally, sleeping quality has improved.