Random Tuesdays 06/24/2014

View of southern Helsinki from the Linnanmäki amusement park ride Panorama in 2014

Random Tuesdays 06/17/2014

West River in Windham County, Vermont in 2006

PhD studies, here I come!

I was discussing my future in a previous entry and at at that time I was trying to decide if I should submit my dissertation proposal or not. I ended up submitting it and figured I wouldn't get in, since I re-wrote the proposal in two weeks and the topic changed quite a bit. I hear some people spend months writing their proposals, so my chances of getting in to the PhD program where rather slim in my opinion.

If you follow me on Instagram, you have already seen the news :), but it turned out that my proposal was accepted and I will become a PhD student this fall! I already discussed things with my supervisor and I can continue my studies even if we move back to the U.S., so that's all sorted out. And I'm feeling a bit more optimistic about my new topic. 

Acceptance package, which was a very nice surprise :)

Now I just have to finish my MBA thesis before I start my PhD studies, no biggie :D

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday! 

Random "Tuesdays" 06/11/2014

 

Flower field in Southern Finland in 2012

 

Random Tuesdays is a day late this week thanks to a vaccine that gave this blogger a lovely allergic reaction. Yesterday was a bit tough, but I'm doing better now though :-)

Random Tuesdays 06/03/2014

On a sightseeing cruise outside Helsinki, Finland in 2014

Random Tuesdays 05/27/2014

The blogger herself at the Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland in 2014

Random Tuesdays 05/20/2014

Helsinki Cathedral in Helsinki, :) Finland in 2014.

I never get tired of this view.

Season finales, sort of.

This spring was (and is) an exceptionally busy one for me. Finishing up a thesis, graduating and then focusing on another thesis all while working full time has been challenging to say the least. Therefore, I haven't had much time to watch tv, and stopped watching a lot of tv shows I used to have time to watch.

In last fall's blog post, I introduced 16 tv shows and ended up really watching only four of them.

Here are the one's I watched (and loved)

Elementary (CBS)

Both husband and I have been watching this,and luckily Elementary will return for a 3rd season this upcoming fall. We don't usually enjoy the same kind of tv shows, so it's been fun watching something together.

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (Australia's ABC1) 

I don't know if there will be a third season, but once again I thoroughly enjoyed the whole second season.

Sleepy Hollow (Fox)

Another tv show husband and I watched together! This was a newcomer and I really liked it.

I'm not that into scary stuff, but Sleepy Hollow proved to be an exception to the rule. 

And it wasn't too scary :) Sleepy Hollow will return for a second season this fall, yay!

Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)

And last, but not least, my personal favorite and another newcomer, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 

Perhaps a bit surprisingly, I loveloveloved this. I'm so excited that they'll be back for a second season this fall!

I took a peak at some of the new shows that are coming out this fall, and I'll post more on those later, but there were some promising ones, like Marvel's Agent Carter (ABC). Maybe I'll finally have more time to watch tv this fall, who knows! :)

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!