Yesterday was my birthday, and if you read what I posted last year you would know that I am not a major fan of birthday celebrations. I am in Maastricht after a brief meeting in Amsterdam. I had some fun in Amsterdam and I will write more about it when I get back to Halle.
We have a costume party in the institute today so I am getting ready for it. I am going as someone from the Baroque era… Will post some pictures tomorrow.
I was in Berlin yesterday to see the family I stayed with the other time. Actually, one of the reasons I went was to leave Halle and let off some steam. I mean, no matter how smart one is, no matter how ambitious one is, one still finds that there are times that one simply… Read More »
I’ve been out of circulation for a while now…. It has been due to a mixture of being extremely busy – have to take some classes, working on my German, started refreshing my French, and working on my methodological framework – and generally not being sure if anything worth putting here has really happened. Oh… Read More »
Today I wake up in the house of a Nigerian family in Berlin. Those who have read a bit of this would know about the time I was stranded at the airport, and a Nigerian lady, Lola, took me to her house. Well, I spent the weekend with her family. (for those who are not… Read More »
Another week is at an end. I have learnt more German this week, and things are generally going ok. I am even scared of saying that things are going fine, thinking that saying it might somehow jinx things….. Talking about feeling good and happiness brings something else to my mind. I had a strange feeling… Read More »
Yea, it is belated but isn’t that better than nothing? That is presumptive me again, thinking that I have an audience. But what is better than positive self-deception, especially when one knows the true picture?What have I been up to apart from generally not blogging? Well, I was in Uppsala for the Christmas. You know… Read More »
I got to Halle two days ago. The flight was ok. I first got to Frankfurt and then changed planes to Leipzig/Halle Airport. From the airport I took a train to Halle. Don’t you worry, I will keep you all updated about what is going on.
Yea, I guess that you must know from the title of this post that I am getting ready to leave for the Max Planck Insitute for Social Anthropology. I got the position I was interviewed for and I am going to be in Halle/Saale for three years. Well, not quite. During the interview, my supervisor,… Read More »
Sometime in June I sent an application to the Max-Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany. I have written a bit about the research I am interested in so I don’t think I should go on and spell it out again here. I sent the proposal to them, along with an application for a PhD… Read More »