The thing is... I don't know how good my chances are at a postdoc in a country where I'm not fluent in the native language. I know I'll need to start applying for things this autumn, but it doesn't seem real or possible yet. That's a long ways off from some perspectives, and so close from other angles. In the intervening months I need to find the right programs to apply to, find sources of funding, and, of course, make substantial progress on the dissertation. It may be a long way off, but I'm already feeling nervous about the entire process.
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The thing is... I don't know how good my chances are at a postdoc in a country where I'm not fluent in the native language. I know I'll need to start applying for things this autumn, but it doesn't seem real or possible yet. That's a long ways off from some perspectives, and so close from other angles. In the intervening months I need to find the right programs to apply to, find sources of funding, and, of course, make substantial progress on the dissertation. It may be a long way off, but I'm already feeling nervous about the entire process.
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One more Eurovision song
I finally bought the album for this year's Eurovision. I listened to it on random today while sorting papers. Much to my surprise, a song came on…
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Eurovision Entries 2017
This year's Eurovision song contest features a ridiculously large number of videos with very gloomy visuals, some justified, some not. Over half were…
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The start of goodbye
I wrote this for a four-year-old, trying to minimize the amount of challenging vocabulary incorporated. Perhaps someone else out there would like…
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