Documenting a PhD Journey
I’ve made slow progress in writing during the week. My objectives are to revise the findings chapter, and add a thematic map of my interview analysis before the present findings. I never imagined that I would be revising this one chapter throughout the whole year. Especially, deciding on the presentation of the findings chapter and
Week 147 was very relaxing overall. I felt able to step back from my data a little and looked at the whole picture from above, reading through my supervisors’ feedback comments on my draft chapters. Also, I attended a supervision meeting where they gave me many suggestions and some hints about the implications of my
The classes for the autumn semester started, and I am back teaching Japanese at uni. Meeting a new group of students was a true pleasure for me, all the more after a long summer break! Due to greater demand for beginner levels, I am teaching the first level of Japanese. This has turned out to
The Thames Foyer room is the place for Afternoon Tea at The Savoy. The atmosphere is exquisite, but at the same time, very relaxing. The afternoon tea is always on the top of people’s lists for special occasions. I wanted to come back to The Savoy on my 40th birthday – ten years after my first
Ting Restaurant, which means ‘living room’ in Chinese, is the main restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel, London, and is located on level 35 of the Shard. The ground floor entrance has a Chinese art painting, which is the signal that you have come back to Shangri-La. I booked a table for dinner for
On the day following my birthday, I sent the draft chapters to my supervisors. The revision of Chapter 5 is now done, and Chapter 6 is halfway through. When sending draft chapters, I always have mixed feelings with a sense of achievement ‘I’ve accomplished my goals for this month!’, a touch of guilt ‘I could’ve