Convalescence

It has been a while since my last blog and my exchange in Osaka has almost come to an end. I would like to reflect on the past two months,  which  have been in many ways a convalescence period. Just

The Peak

Wow, it has been 4 weeks since my last update and what a 4 weeks it was…. Let me start with the trips worth mentioning. So autumn is upon us and Japan gradually transforms into this mystical place we’ve all

High Fever

I am 7 weeks in my exchange in Japan and things I found hard to comprehend in the beginning are business as usual now. Even small rituals and habits emerged. Coffee in the lab, Lunch and dinner at the cafeteria,

The First Symptoms

The past two weeks have been the ones of the extremes. Long days in the lab, from 9:00-22:00, followed by great spontaneous adventures when I`m out of the lab. Although I must say, the lab itself is a big adventure

Incubation

It has been three weeks now since I moved to Japan and wow what a country! We didn`t start of pretty well, but that was due to incomplete provision of information by my bank and my own carelessness. A recap

Contagion

As I was merely adapted to Edinburgh, Scotland I received the offer to conduct my MSc. research at Osaka University, Japan. I had to make the toughest decision in my life so far. Either stay in Edinburgh for one academic