Wednesday, March 01, 2006
On my way ...
After several weeks of hard work, forgetting I should take a break to keep going with high energy, I find myself extremely tired. I suppose it also has to do with the feeling of finishing a draft that means a lot to my work of the last three years and a half. Also, it probably has to do with the proximity of Spring Break, and the anxiety that grows around the idea of going home after a long period of time.
The next step is revising Ch. 3. I taped my meeting with my advisor, and its transcription will help me touch all the points she addressed. I want my next draft to be as complete as possible! It will probably need more revisions, and that’s OK, but hopefully they won’t be as many as now!!
Then it will be back to Ch. 2 revisions and probably setting a time to defend my proposal. That will be a high point in my journey toward the Ph. D. This degree is in no way the result of my effort alone. My husband and kids (already young adults) have given me the support to continue, day by day. My home institution, back in Puerto Rico, has helped me as well. My professors have encouraged me to do research and learn new things that I know I will continue to use in years to come. My classmates and students have become my family in Gainesville. And there are also other people at UF that are dear to me, that have helped me along the way, and to whom I will always be grateful.
So at this point, it is a matter of pushing my self forward, knowing there is still much more work to do …
The next step is revising Ch. 3. I taped my meeting with my advisor, and its transcription will help me touch all the points she addressed. I want my next draft to be as complete as possible! It will probably need more revisions, and that’s OK, but hopefully they won’t be as many as now!!
Then it will be back to Ch. 2 revisions and probably setting a time to defend my proposal. That will be a high point in my journey toward the Ph. D. This degree is in no way the result of my effort alone. My husband and kids (already young adults) have given me the support to continue, day by day. My home institution, back in Puerto Rico, has helped me as well. My professors have encouraged me to do research and learn new things that I know I will continue to use in years to come. My classmates and students have become my family in Gainesville. And there are also other people at UF that are dear to me, that have helped me along the way, and to whom I will always be grateful.
So at this point, it is a matter of pushing my self forward, knowing there is still much more work to do …
