It looks like Igor and Olivera really, really want us to come to Oslo. Serbian Rakija just waiting for us.

I accomplished something today. Now my dad can come for a visit.

We had another sleep-over at Audrey’s and got to skype with some of our pals in Oslo and Malta. It feels like so long ago that we were all together.

Now I’m working on the findings chapter until I fall asleep tonight, so that on Wednesday I can be a tourist with my dad and Karin.

Martina from the first IMEC cohort had us over for dinner last night. It was a blast. We had so much fun that we didn’t even think about taking photos. Bryndis, also from the first cohort, is visiting Martina this week.  I love when we all manage to get together.

Now I really really need to get some work done, because my dad & Karin are coming to Dublin next week. I just came home from a meeting with my supervisor and am ready to attempt the next chapter of my thesis. Trying to analyse the data and present my findings… Man, I’m confused.

In Hamburg with my dad’s family.

And in Husen with my mom’s family. My cousin Maya’s communion.

And of course some time with nice friends…

I’m so glad I got to spend this week with everyone. It was absolutely amazing. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Almost packed and ready to go to Germany. Looking forward to spending some time with my family. It’ll be lovely.

I saw something really exciting, and now I can’t unsee it. I just don’t know if I should go for it, but I already know the answer: I should totally go for it. Sorry, I can’t fill you in on the details, I’ll report back later. Send some positive thoughts this way.

I always find it difficult to start a new stage of this thesis. I’ve transcribed all the interviews, printed them off, and now I have to analyse everything. Luckily it’s the weekend and I can take a break. The plan is to read the transcripts while I am in Germany next week (!!!!!) and when I get back I have to start writing the findings/discussion chapter. I am meeting my supervisor just after I get back and I hope she can give me a few suggestions how to start writing this chapter and organize my findings.

Once again, and for the last time, our scholarship didn’t arrive on time. Luckily we have each other, but it still puts people in awkward positions. I am not sure why it is so difficult to transfer the money every month. Oh well. Even that is coming to an end, this is the last scholarship payment we will receive. Then reality will hit us hard.

3 months have gone by since I arrived in Dublin. Wow, if you looked outside right now you wouldn’t be able to tell at all. I guess there are some signs of Spring, but it sort of looks the same as it did in January…

I finished my last few interviews with my participants at the school. It was fabulous, and I just checked, they are all recorded. PHEW! I might do one more short interview later, but it will be a bonus. For now I’m feeling that I have as much data as I could possibly wrap my head around.

One of the things I like most is that the manager of the school invited me back for a visit so that I can share some of my findings. I’ll be going to one of their staff meetings in May. I have already reported back to the kids who are participating in this project. Since I told that I was writing a story about their school, and since it is unlikely they will ever read my thesis, I felt that I needed to actually write a story with them. So today I brought in a little poem that they wrote with me before Easter. Reading it to them was quite magical. The teachers were thrilled as well and want to put it in their newsletter. As I was leaving I saw that the manager had already hung it up in the office. Now that’s nice! Everyone has been so excited about this project, it has been so nice.

On the way home on the double decker bus I listened to the drunk guy singing Michael Jackson. I’m really in Dublin. Sometimes I can’t believe it.