The First 2016 Post

Another year has passed, another year has started. Time really flies. :)

The lasting impression 2015 has on me as of the moment is that I have strayed from the usual academic path that I used to stick to. The first half of the year, I only remember feeling super caged, which resulted in a latter half a year of "breaking free". From August on, 2015 was terrific. Asia and all the people I've met will always have a special place in my heart (cheesy as I always am, haha). Also, Prague is wonderful and I couldn't be happier to have made the experience.

Anyway, it didn't escape my notice that while I obtained quite the personal gaining of relationships and satisfied my craving for adventure, my professional development is not advancing as efficiently as I would like it to. It feels like I have left the ambitious part of me somewhere behind. And that kinda bothers me a bit.

I really get pissed at myself everytime I fail to recall the know-how I have spent lots of time studying on, while realizing that knew know-how isn't really getting into my head. The passion is still there, the curiosity, the interest, all there, but because a day only has 24 hours and I have been spending my days lately doing too many other stuff, there has not been enough time for studying.

That's one of the things I wanna fix in 2016. It's about time. :)

So here come my resolutions for 2016:

• Get back on track with studying, which means bringing good grades back on paper. I am also currently trying to apply for some more exchange opportunities which pose more serious study experiences than an Erasmus semester. (Chilling out is nice for a month or two, but I can't stand more time just partying and being unproductive.)
• Finally, really, seriously starting to work on that stupid dissertation thesis of mine. I am crazy good at procrastinating, but that gotta stop this year! T_T
• As I have done quite a good job at catching up on reading during the past year, I think I should try to focus on another hobby this year. Video making sounds quite nice in my head, so let's see if I can manage putting together one or two short movies at the end of 2016.
• Especially towards the end of the year, I have again realized how important my family is to me. That's why I really want to go on a vacation with my whole family this year. The last time we all went together anywhere for holidays was in 2014 if I don't remember incorrectly. :(

I think that is all. If I set up too many goals, I won't be able to make it, haha. Anyway, in order to stick to that very first resolution up there, I have to end this here and attend to Neurology. ;)