Life Update

It's been a while since my last blogpost... I think an update is quite due, isn't it?

So, what's going on in my life? 

I'm still sitting in Gießen, waiting for my visa for Australia. If everything works out the way we hope for, I'll fly to the land Down Under in November and spend three months in the rheumatology clinic there. After a bit of traveling annexed to the three working months, I'll visit my family and friends in Vietnam for about 2-3 weeks. The adventure abroad then ends with an internship in a hospital in Tokio, Japan, with hopefully a couple of traveling days appended to it, too. 

No, I don't hate Gießen, I swear. :P I just like seeing more of the world. That's all. Actually I'm a bit sad, knowing that when I return to G-Town in April next year, I will only have about half a year more in the city I've been calling home for 5 years. Oh and have those 5 years been special! It has shaped my character significantly and brought me so many relationships to treasure for life. But a more detailed reflection of my Gießen time will probably come at a later stage, in another post. I just want to emphasize that I do, really do, love Gießen. 

Right now, I'm spending my time in the library mostly, trying to work on my doctoral thesis. After that little crisis last year, I'm approaching this matter in a much more positive way. Thankfully. I've visited quite a few conferences where I looked at research work done by other labs, and to be honest, I am quite proud and thankful to be able to work in my lab. The quality of the stuff we do really is not bad. And the things I've learned, even though I didn't do a lot of different lab methods, is very valuable. Especially the habit of critical thinking in research will be a valuable asset for my career in the future. (I dearly hope this positivity trip will last until I finish my thesis.)

Anyway, I'm starting with writing my thesis now, so a bit of writing exercise really isn't bad. I've noticed my English writing is becoming super rusty, while my German writing is actually getting much better. Not my favorite outcome, but well... 

So yep, not much going on in my life right now. But it's nothing less than the calm before the storm, of course. :P