I wrote only about the progress of my fieldwork report for the past month, as if I had shut myself in my room all the time. Since I submitted my report last weekend, I have seen many people: Luca’s mum, to celebrate her birthday; his friends, to see their new baby girl; and my colleagues, read more

The fieldwork report was nearly done on Wednesday, and I spent Thursday reading through it again and making minor alterations. I cannot say that I have any feeling of satisfaction with my work yet; not until I have heard from my supervisors about it. In February, I created a report format and entered records into read more

Listening to the audio data I collected and creating summary tables with detailed descriptions is time-consuming, but I thought it was a necessary and crucial process. While writing, I think of each patient participant, and I can recall every person’s face, the atmosphere, and the houses I visited. In the research field, I wrote in read more

This week, I have worked on sorting out the data I collected in Japan, as well as writing and editing the fieldwork report, even though it was beautiful and sunny outside. My writing routine has improved. When writing my thesis, my most productive timeslot is 10:00 to 13:00. My concentration is not great after 16:00. read more

This week has not been very productive. I spent a few days reading some random books that are not relevant to my research. I was struggling a bit to get my energy into writing my chapters. I met up with my friend for coffee, and later met my colleagues for dinner. I told them that read more