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Month: March 2018

Weeks 64 and 65: Japan’s cherry blossoms

2nd year PhD Journey31st March 201814th November 2020

  I am feeling as if I have just finished a sprint! Over the past 14 days, I had non-stop observation work for research in the mornings and seminars in the evenings, and some hanami nights after work. This year, the appearance of the cherry blossoms was earlier than usual, and fortunately, we have been […]

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Week 63: Getting warmer

2nd year PhD Journey18th March 201814th November 2020

I pulled out a trench coat for the evenings. The cherry blossom season is already beginning. Today I booked a restaurant for a hanami night with my dad. It is our favourite event in Japan to have drinks at an old restaurant within Ueno Park where thousands of cherry blossom trees are at their peak […]

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Week 62: Spring socials

2nd year PhD Journey15th March 201814th November 2020

This week, I had some socials with friends for five days. All four people I met up with this week were British; my colleagues from the university are visiting Tokyo for their holidays. We strolled from town to town, had some food and drinks, and watched a Kabuki performance! My schedule in March is nearly […]

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Week 61: Holiday

2nd year PhD Journey5th March 201814th November 2020

I flew to Kagoshima to spend a week with my mum. It was really nice to see her and have some time to relax together. We did some shopping, visited the popular shrine Kirishima Jingu, found a nice coffee shop Sabo Gen in the city centre and had a lovely dinner at her favourite French restaurant. […]

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