Katie's Notes

An academic blog by a linguist specialising in qualitative healthcare research & medical humanities

Happily work from home

Our apartment is on the riverfront. Taking a coffee break while reading on a balcony chair is medicine for me.

The new normal has changed so many things. A year ago today, I was commuting to London. I printed handouts in my university office, taught a class of 15 students, and had coffee with my colleagues, which I miss so much.

The past three weeks have been intense, developing a questionnaire for a research project and carrying out data analysis for another project, on top of syllabus preparation for the new semester, at home.

Luca will take up a new role in October, so we have both been in a transition period and continue to work from home. Our lives have been very busy with work and a bit chaotic. None of these things were what we expected at the start of this year, and things materialised quite differently. But we are grateful for where we are now.