#tranquilsummerbuddies

07|07|2022

Thesis Diary #37

New update on the thesis. I have finished reading and rereading the first chapter and I wrote the professor an email sending it. I also had a few questions to ask her so I did all in one go. I am a bit nervous but also excited to hear what she says about it, mostly because it will give me a lot of help with the rest of my work, as I will have a clearer idea of what she wants me to do. Aside from this writing related things today I did a bit of organization of the material I gathered yesterday at the archive. I have divided the photos in chuncks, and I have more or less decided which parts I will start working on first. Tomorrow I plan on rereading and reorganizing the notes I took while I was at the archive, and after that I will actually start working on those documents.

18/30 days of self care

Read first thing in the morning (currently reading Once Upon An Ice Age by Roy Lewis)

Had my much needed monthly therapy session

Organized my thesis work for the next few weeks

tranquilstudy's studying challenge // day 22

What are three things you want right now?

Some peace of mind

More confidence

Summer Productivity Challenge 2/29 ⟡  6.17.22

Happy Friday/Jumuah Mubarak!

Today we had a talk on teaching and one thing that stuck with me was when the speaker said that kids see their teachers as ‘school parents’, so if their parents alienate them at home, they may subconsciously seek out their teachers to fulfill some of those needs (like praise, validation etc). If they feel alienated by their teachers as well, then they might turn to the wrong crowds or methods to get those needs met. Like I knew there was a lot of responsibility in teaching but hearing something like that really makes you think!

july 12 | took this picture in the middle of a rainstorm. it didn’t stop me from getting to my destination: the bookstore! In this trip I picked up “To The Lighthouse” by Virginia Woolf.

tranquil’s summer challenge ☀️

I guess we’re getting close to the end of this challenge, huh? I hope everyone’s been having fun so far. I’m grateful for all the people that did this with me!

Day Twenty-Six:  What makes you nostalgic? Share some of your favourite memories from your childhood!

I just heard someone talk about the build-a-bear online game and I went NUTS with nostalgia. I also have a lot of nostalgia from the video game “Professor Layton”, which I’ve been listening to the soundtrack of a lot recently. Loved that game as a kid!

Day Twenty-Seven:  Take some pictures studying outside in the sun!

I’ve been so busy and the weather has been so dodgy that I haven’t been studying outside much. I have been visiting book shops though!

07.01.2022 - friday

photos from the marine exhibits at the national museum of natural history in manila!

@tranquilstudy #tranquilsummerbuddies

Day Three: Do you have any tips for people sending professional emails... ?

• Create a signature block for your emails. Especially if you're under a certain institution or company. Helps save a lot of time when writing emails, and will keep them professional and corteous.

• Email within business hours, or schedule your emails to send within/at a certain time (ex.: 9am, Monday). Respect poeple's time off to rest after a full work day!

Day Four: List five things that make you happy.

• Rainy evenings and soft blankets

• Hot, black coffee

• Fragrant book pages

• Sunny-side up with bacon and garlic fried rice

2022 • tranquil studyblr challenge (ft. some images to summarize what i’ve been up to lately)

hello! i’m starting very late in the game cause i somehow missed everything else so I wanted to go over the day 1 prompt before finishing with the last ten to give an intro and where i’m at :)

my name is jay and i’ve had this blog for a while but i still haven’t interacted much with the community! starting this challenge I am waiting to hear back from job applications and waiting for my summer volunteer positions to start up. really, there’s a lot of empty space in my days right now that I am only filling idly and I would like to lean into the last of this challenge to add some purposeful interaction/reflection.

06 / 16 | D-77

since there's 77 days / 11 full weeks left until sept. 1st i guess i'll just frankenstein together some #dop and studyblr challenges haha let's go ~

( @wecandoit’s #30dop )

I'll be studying a creative media and technologies / game design type thing ! I'm not a gamer but it's the one thing that I feel will string together all my hobbies and passions ( architecture / composition / ling / psych / pretty things / studying people / etc / etc ) + the skills I want to learn ( design / programming / tech ) in an engaging way !

( @tranquilstudy's #tranquilstudychallenge )

It is well with my soul and I'm looking forward to finally starting something new soon ! I had to bridge a couple big changes in life but I'm finally settling in a bit :-) now all that's left is prepare for school to start.

Today I’m grateful for student discounts.

Day One: A brief introduction of yourself! Where are you at in life at the start of this challenge? How are you feeling? Are you happy with the way your life is right now? What do you hope to gain from doing this challenge? They say that starting is the hardest part. Do you find starting this challenge difficult?

Today was my last uni final and now the realization that I’m graduating next week is starting to sink in. Somehow I can’t seem to get in that celebratory mood. I plan to study for the residency admission exam in November and to finish my thesis so I mainly joined this challenge to stay consistent.

Day Two: It’s pride month! How do you identify, gender-wise and sexuality-wise, if you’re comfortable sharing? Do you do anything for pride?

30 Days of Productivity Challenge

Day 8: Do you read? If you do, what are your favorites?

I *love* to read! When I was younger, people would compare me to Roald Dahl's character Matilda because of how much I read.

My English favorites tend to revolve around theology (not a conscious choice). The favorite I've had for the longest is The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. A new favorite of mine is Chaim Potok's book The Chosen. It's about two Jewish boys growing up in Brooklyn. It's been a long time since I was last enraptured with a book like I was with The Chosen.

I don't have too much experience reading in other languages. In Spanish, I am reading children's books, but I inherited a copy of Los Sueños de Don Bosco from my grandmother that I want to read soon. In Hebrew, my boyfriend has helped me read a bit of Pirkei Avot (the Sayings of the Fathers), which I enjoy.

Tranquilstudy's Summer Challenge

Day Seventeen:  Spring is in the air this time of year! Share some photos of nature and tell us your favourite types of plants and flowers!

Alas, I have no nature photos! But I can tell you about my favorite flowers. My favorite flowers are roses and carnations. If I ever have another tattoo done, I want to get a pink carnation and a red rose.

Today's Tasks

[X] Work

[X] Duolingo Spanish (History -> Level 3 to Level 5)

[X] Exercise

Listen to more of Miracles