Renewed inscription

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Hello readers,

Although I have been reading through some threads and articles here on WP every now and then over the past years, I've never been really active with my former account. Having now started what I consider a new phase in my life, I figured it might be good to make a new start here as well, hence my new inscription.

As many of you probably recognize it's not always easy starting something new, although it sometimes is necessary or even for the best for you. For me it means starting as a student in a new MSc program in university after a period of 7 years abroad and in another (social) context.

Choosing to start something new, in the same time of course implies choosing to leave something behind. It followed for me a time of increased negativity, a spiral that had to be broken, but all the same had implications difficult to oversee. (I'm sorry to be so cryptic, but perhaps in this way some might relate in their own way).

I'm wondering if I'll manage being a student again, picking-up new lines of subjects, but also just simply interacting with many new (colleague) students. It'll be demanding, but hopefully inspiring too. For the moment I think the absence of joy or excitement of anticipating a renewed contact with an important field of interest to me is perhaps the most worrying.

As if the elemement that was always something that could keep me going, despite all other difficulties, now has to be encountered first. In short me being here probably has to do with the realization that a negative state of mind can be persistant in many areas of life, but that recognition of these same struggles in others might help making sense of the world we're referencing to. (I'll study GIS, hence the double meaning)

To me it's often gratifying when conversation or encountered recognition shows some sense in our world. It's nice to find in this place some others on this same path. It's interesting how borders in this context are defined very differently!

Regards, Roland

Welcome back to Wrong Planet!

Welcome back to Wrong Planet!

Just a point of clarity. Your reference to GIS is Geographic Information Systems? And MSc is a Masters of Science degree? So you said you were 7 years abroad. What countries did you visit?

Thanks!

@Jimmy: Always difficult to estimate what would be too much details, or too few! Thank you for the question. GIS indeed is the abbreviation of Geographical Information Systems (or Science). Of course it's been a discipline embedded in various bigger known specializations within the fields of the Geosciences, ecology, hydrology etc, but the last decade the field made many big steps, and thus some universities now offer it as a complete programme, both Bachelor and Master. Personally I did my bachelor of science (other system I think than in the US, in Europe usually a 3-year program) in Physical Geography, and now I chose to specialize more in depth, as I loved the mandatory courses and some electives on the subject earlier on. MSc's usually are two-year programs with one year of courses, and one year of internship and writing a thesis.

I've been longer periods in France, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Cuba. It's interesting living (and working) in different cultural contexts, You discover different sorts of boundaries I think.

Welcome to the new you

Welcome, fellow Geography/GIS enthusiast! I just recently started my first job after college in the field.

Welcome back, Roland !All the best with your studies and on this new chapter of your life. Any level of success requires us to take a leap into the abyss, I believe. Stretching the comfort zone ... University studies and travel ... can’t imagine what my life would look like without them! I feel very fortunate. Good to have you with us.