LOG 4.4: Defense on Monday

 Posted on April 11, 2015  |  3 minutes  |  445 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

11th April 2014 Hello, I submitted my thesis on the 7th of March and my defense is on 14th April, the coming Monday at 11am. I present my studies for half an hour and then face questions from the committee and audience for the next half an hour or so. [Read More]
cat  Germany  Oldenburg  PhD  thesis  travel  wedding 

LOG 4.2: The beginning of the End

 Posted on December 20, 2014  |  3 minutes  |  615 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

20th December 2013 Hello everyone, So, it’s been a long silence. Three months and no word. How are you? As some of you may have seen on fb, my first first-author paper got accepteda few weeks ago and published this week. [Read More]
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LOG 4.1: Thoughts on a rainy afternoon

 Posted on September 14, 2014  |  7 minutes  |  1313 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

14th September 2013 Hello everyone, I live close to the Uni so my daily space is very small. But recently I have visited my old flatmate Lea in Bremen once for dinner and once for their housewarming party. [Read More]
books  bremen  cloud atlas  education system  identity  indian  letters from oldenburg  letters home  nordenham  politics  reading  the egg  train  travel 

LOG 3.6: Five Months

 Posted on April 8, 2014  |  4 minutes  |  761 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

8th April 2013 Hi! Yes, it’s been a long time. Nearly 5 months since I last wrote an update email. In November I went to Berlin for my UK visa, and spent whatever hours I was not at work or sleeping on writing a novel. [Read More]
50000 words  acapella abend  Arthur's seat  Berlin  campus  challenge  choir  choir concert  cousin  Edinburgh  equinox  equinox party  german  identity  jazz  jazz bar  london  long winter  munich  nanowrimo  nostalgia  slough  uk visa  unhealthy mode of work  winter  work  writathon 

LOG 3.4: Munich

 Posted on November 19, 2013  |  7 minutes  |  1491 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Hello, Happy Pillayaar Chathurthi (festival for Ganesha- the elephant headed god) to you and your families 🙂 I just got back from lunch with my Indian friends. [Read More]
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LOG 3.2: Music in the Air

 Posted on July 14, 2013  |  3 minutes  |  535 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

14th July, 2012 Hello everyone! Every Friday since I last wrote to you I have been going to 22 Otto Suhr Strasse for making music with the band. [Read More]
band  drum set  e-piano  german rap  guitar ams  guitarist  hello  hockey injury  hotel california  latvia  learning new songs  lionel richie  nickelback  nirvana  notes  roger federer  student house  summer wine  Wimbledon  wires  zombie