I am so glad the past week is over. Starting Friday afternoon, I had been in the lab every day for about 10-12 hours preparing for the defence. I had a very basic outline of a presentation and had had a brief discussion with my superisor about the...

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I haven't fallen off the face of the planet. I've composed blog posts in my head, but they never make it to publication (or written words, for that matter). I've taken this week off from work to prepare for my defence. It's hard to...

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Week three started off abruptly. I was anticipating a regular week of figuring out "what the hell my job is" but got a call Monday morning notifying me that someone had cancelled their attendance for training for which I was wait listed. So,..

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What can I say about week two...it was better than week one. The bigger picture is getting clearer every day. I'm feeling more comfortable there. It is still somewhat of a culture shock. The biggest personal challenge is the amount of interaction...

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I'm one week into my new job and I'm still not sure if I made the right decision. I was hoping that everything would fall into place and the fit would be obvious from the get-go. The first few days were pretty miserable for me. I think it was..

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