lots of things happening... long time nothing chosen
I haven't found the time and motivation to write in a while. It doesn't mean I haven't had things going on or thinking about, it's just been too much to do and I've been so tired and empty that I couldn't initiate any blogging.... but, here I am:
I and Lindvi have competed twice in the lindy hop and have got comments about things we will work on. After those competitions, we both have tried to separate our lives a bit again and doing other things than dancing... meaning more time on our own.
I went to the area with Swedens highest mountain, with the purpose of climbing it now in the winter (on skis), but the windy and cloudy cold weather stopped us. We had an awesome trip of 4 days winter camping though, and a lot of "back again" memories. We, meaning 6 guys from the university, sleeping in tents and doing a 70 miles round trip back country skiing.
So, more things on my own... means catching up socially with other people in- and outside school, but also meaning dancing "only" 15 h/week... lol! Anyways, we have made some other dancing things and now we are kind of back in the "good" mood of trainings again, with lots of variations and having fun every practice we do, not just "practice cuz it's competition this weekend". Last week we kept working on some acrobatic stuff and aerials, also when I am swishing through the air which was a lot of fun.
And this weekend has been quite busy for me. Social dancing Friday night in Skellefteå, a town 150k south. Saturday I was teaching a beginner/intermediate lindy hop intensive day, followed by a night of social dancing lindy to a live big band in Piteå, 60k south. Sunday I was on a dance & drama camp the entire day. Lots of conscous acts, theatre, rolls, and learning about status and how to switch between them. Followed by lindy hop practice and a short visit at the school's social dance night in the evening. puwwwh...
The status of school is controlled but not relaxed. I can find time having a coffee when needeed (yes, I've started to drink coffee). My classes are keeping me busy most of the days but I still have some time "off" when I'm catching up on my other completions from classes taken in the US that I have to "even out" by doing some labs and extra hand-ins, and I've started studying for a make-up exam in the stochastic signal class.
I've also had lots of offers for master thesis projects, but I have still not decided what and where to do it. I have offers from Bern in Switzerland, Berlin Düsseldorf Aachen and München in Germany but also Uppsala, Östersund, Stockholm and Luleå here in Sweden. I've had several interviews and declined some offers, but am still thinking about it. I really want to do it in a German spoken country though, but I have to get the details set....
It's a lot of things to being comfy about, if moving - meaning loosing an awesome dance partner, lots of good friends but also a thesis project at a company I really want to work at. Well, I use to "be brave" and find my own path in life and so am I probably doing also now...
I and Lindvi have competed twice in the lindy hop and have got comments about things we will work on. After those competitions, we both have tried to separate our lives a bit again and doing other things than dancing... meaning more time on our own.
I went to the area with Swedens highest mountain, with the purpose of climbing it now in the winter (on skis), but the windy and cloudy cold weather stopped us. We had an awesome trip of 4 days winter camping though, and a lot of "back again" memories. We, meaning 6 guys from the university, sleeping in tents and doing a 70 miles round trip back country skiing.
So, more things on my own... means catching up socially with other people in- and outside school, but also meaning dancing "only" 15 h/week... lol! Anyways, we have made some other dancing things and now we are kind of back in the "good" mood of trainings again, with lots of variations and having fun every practice we do, not just "practice cuz it's competition this weekend". Last week we kept working on some acrobatic stuff and aerials, also when I am swishing through the air which was a lot of fun.
And this weekend has been quite busy for me. Social dancing Friday night in Skellefteå, a town 150k south. Saturday I was teaching a beginner/intermediate lindy hop intensive day, followed by a night of social dancing lindy to a live big band in Piteå, 60k south. Sunday I was on a dance & drama camp the entire day. Lots of conscous acts, theatre, rolls, and learning about status and how to switch between them. Followed by lindy hop practice and a short visit at the school's social dance night in the evening. puwwwh...
The status of school is controlled but not relaxed. I can find time having a coffee when needeed (yes, I've started to drink coffee). My classes are keeping me busy most of the days but I still have some time "off" when I'm catching up on my other completions from classes taken in the US that I have to "even out" by doing some labs and extra hand-ins, and I've started studying for a make-up exam in the stochastic signal class.
I've also had lots of offers for master thesis projects, but I have still not decided what and where to do it. I have offers from Bern in Switzerland, Berlin Düsseldorf Aachen and München in Germany but also Uppsala, Östersund, Stockholm and Luleå here in Sweden. I've had several interviews and declined some offers, but am still thinking about it. I really want to do it in a German spoken country though, but I have to get the details set....
It's a lot of things to being comfy about, if moving - meaning loosing an awesome dance partner, lots of good friends but also a thesis project at a company I really want to work at. Well, I use to "be brave" and find my own path in life and so am I probably doing also now...
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