Sunday, February 7, 2016

Reprise


After a refreshing trip home to PA, I took a bus to NYC then made my way to Brooklyn with my sis the night before flying out of NYC to Amsterdam. It was an interesting perspective to see the city rise, as I arrived around 630 am to witness a gradual ascension from the dark and still morning to a bustling Saturday morning by 9. 


Upon arrival to Leuven, straight to business I went with more deadlines upon me. I ended up finishing the most difficult paper among the 4 on time, but the final one which I enjoy the most and has come easiest to me was not “finished” in time, so I have decided to withhold it until the 3rd examination period in August.  With that much time, I hope to really be able to develop something special.  I am writing about the ways value, knowledge, and meaning was profoundly transformed after the First World War.

Now I have the rest of the month off during which I plan to practice the guitar, work on my thesis and do a lot of research on my options for next year; I had been operating on a very odd sleep schedule (8 am to 5pm), so adopting a more appropriate cycle has been nice.
Taking it easy here in Leuven and getting a chance to get into my interests in Phenomenology of medicine has been a real treat.

I look forward to another challenging and fulfilling semester ahead.