It's time. The final step in the PhD process....the defense, the viva voce exam, the day of reckoning.
We leave today to fly back to England. After 33 months, and five trips back and forth between England and Canada, we return to British soil for the last of the PhD hurdles. There's no turing back now.
This trip will provide revisiting of favorite haunts, reminder of challenges overcome and accomplishments acheived, reflection on life before and after England, refreshment of friendships and rejuvination through travel, fun and relaxation. At last some new material for the blog! Stay tuned as we will share all the details and some musings on life after the PhD upon our return.
p.s. Good karma sent my way on July 7th is greatly appreciated. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.....
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About Me
- B & B
- Leeds (aka Bumtown, UK), West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
The Idiossey - Definition
Odyssey n. An extended, adventurous wandering.
Idiocy n. 1. A condition of subnormal intellectual ability in the lowest measurable range. 2. Something extremely foolish or stupid.
Why would two people leave their loving families, fun friends, excellent careers, nice house, comfortable lives, familiar surroundings and the greatest country in the world to move to a city Charles Dickens referred to as the most disagreeable in England?
I direct you to the definition of Idiocy above.
But its not that simple. There were opportunities in England which were not available in The New World which we were compelled to pursue. So we did. Now we'll make every effort to see the best and worst of the lands of our ancestors while we also attempt to take the most advantage of the aforementioned opportunities.
I direct you to the definition of Odyssey above.
We hope that this blog will be a chronicle of our Idiossey and allow us stay close to those of you who will be missed by us.
