Concerning the general topic of the Master’s dissertation, I sit back in my chair, drum my fingers on my desk and ponder: “Motivation, Motivation, Where for art thou, Motivation?”
There are a range of activities that have filled up my days following my last essay hand-in–none of which having much to do with my dissertation topic. In my spare time I have gone to gigs, downloaded a lot of new indie music, hosted a few radio shows, entertained a few folks from back home, and on a more grander scale, I went to Germany.
I think it was my trip to Germany that really snuffed out the doldrums and has gotten me more in the mood to get to work. The only issue is that I really want to go back to Germany now. I wasn’t very “homesick” when I first came back from Germany after studying abroad years ago, but this most recent trip made me really miss the Vaterland. I spent the most time in Freiburg–the city where I used to live–but it was visiting new places and meeting new people that really seduced the wanderer in me. After returning to Edinburgh, I even went to the library and checked out a German grammar book to brush up on things that I have forgotten.
I think I miss the culture and people the most. If I could take that with me everywhere, I would be very happy. Well, it can’t be all fun and games at the moment. I must refocus the troops and get back to thinking about the dissertation–which is hilariously on Goethe. Three more months of books to go.
Oh Deutschland…Wir werden uns wieder kennen.
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May 29, 2008 at 4:22 pm
My Karl Marx mug is actually much cooler than the one pictured.