Robert Kennedy College - The Long Kiss Goodbye !

The dissertation proposal is almost done - and with it, starts the long kiss goodbye...

The dissertation will be a long hard slog - and I am bracing myself for it.  I managed to pass all 4 subjects in one sitting - and sincerely hope the dissertation will be a pass too...  I must admit I am not looking forward to the copious amount of reading I will have to do - not to forget the chasing I will need to do to get the interviews done, along with the rather ambitious survey !

However, the dream of coming back to York for graduation keeps me going...

Robert Kennedy College - The jitters !

The euphoria of the residency is only a faint memory - fast going to oblivion with the immediate panic of submitting a project proposal for the dissertation in two weeks.

I thought I had it nailed when I came from the residency : and that sense of triumph and jubilation soon disappeared when I started collecting content and writing the proposal.  All the things George and Alistair warned me against are coming true : and I have realized that the original topic I decided on was far from being realistic : given the work load and the honest acceptance that I knew nothing about the area I had trying to do my dissertation on..

A mail from a fellow MALIK Residency student (William) truly cheered me up - and in this moment of despair it was truly lovely to know that you were not alone in this moment of challenge !

So it starts : with sheer fear and desperation...