Hello lovely readers,
The final two days of my internship are upon us, which also means that the final post in this blog is here.
I know I haven't posted an update for week 7 and 8, but that's frankly because there wasn't much to tell.
In terms of my project, I fixed pretty much any issue I could find (which did take quite some time), after which the application worked as intended. I would go into detail about this process, but suffice to say that I used a couple loops (I love me some good loops, I even eat loops for breakfast! Honey Loops, if you're curious. They're quite good!) and a whole lot of trail and error to get the result I desired. Apart from a single bug which sometimes happens and sometimes doesn't, but does not break the code or the stop the application from working properly in any way, the application works as intended.
With my work now completed, I've been "focusing" on the very boring and tedious process of completing my administration. Log sheets, portfolio's, self-reflection,... that kind of thing. I hated every second of it, and my productivity levels went into the negative. I also had to present my project to my internship mentors. I got a lot of feedback, which I have incorporated into version 2. Am I prepared for the actual presentation? No. However, I am getting to it. Currently, I'm reading articles and vignettes to familiarize myself with just about everything I think they will ask a question about, just in case.
Not necessarily the most pleasant activity, but it needs to be done. I'd rather do this than fill in the paperwork.
Outside of the work hours I have not done a whole lot, really. I have been feeling really tired after dinner. Is this what being an adult is like? Where did all my energy go? Please send help. Someone save me from this dreadful existence!
Also I'd been invited by someone I met at the Local Game Store to come play D&D with him and his friends in their apartment. The contrast with playing out in the open is immeasurable, and I had a lot of fun. The plan was that I'd join them every so often, however, since I have to go back to Belgium soon, that idea went up in smoke. Still, I was rather flattered, and if possible I'd love to play with them again.
I think I'll check if there's an Adventurer's League near my home back in Belgium.
Anyway, I think I can sum up my experience here in Leiden as Very Positive. I've had a lot of fun, and though I didn't go to as many parties as I'd planned (mainly due to not having anyone to go with), I've had fun doing other things.
So, bye Leiden! I will miss you. Probably. At least the first few weeks!
And goodbye to you, lovely readers, and thanks for sticking with me.
Sincerely,
Tibbert
dinsdag 18 juni 2019
maandag 3 juni 2019
Sixth Week
Hello again, lovely readers.
Week 6 is now behind us, and the end of my internship is quickly coming into view.
Despite its short length, week 6 was quite productive. I have more or less finished developing my project. What I mean by that is that all the basic functions and the functions my supervisor wanted to see included are now working properly. Needless to say, I am quite pleased with myself. A lot of pressure has fallen of off my shoulders, and I can relax a little as I go about adding in some final touches. It is a double-edged sword, though, as I am a procrastinator by nature, and need a certain amount of time pressure to actually focus and be productive. I am looking for a package I could include into the application as well, but as you might expect that is tedious work I do not enjoy doing. As a result, my levels of productivity are about as high as they were at the start of the internship, when I had to slog through a bunch of written tutorials.
I much prefer coding, but right now I there's no more coding to be done until I find another package for DE analysis that's popular enough to be included into the application. That's a job for next week, however.
Because of the Ascension Day on Thursday, and the bridge day on Friday, week 6 only featured 3 work days. I got to enjoy a long weekend, which I made good use of. Kind of. I have mentioned before that every Wednesday is International Students Night at the Einstein pub. Having a free day to recover in case I'd need it, I was very hyped for this party. I could drink without having to worry about work the next day.
However, I'd been expecting a start to the party like last week. Which was a slow start, where I joined the members of the board who organize these parties for a drink at a table. You know, laid back, just sitting, chatting, and having a drink. My preferred way of getting warmed up for a party. Unfortunately, none of that happened this week. Instead, I found myself in a crowd where I didn't know anyone, didn't feel all that at ease, and I didn't know what to do.
I did find some members of the board after an hour or so, and it was fun for a while. Still, I wasn't having as good a time as last week, and I didn't stay very long.
Nevertheless, I wasted half of the next day by lying in bed for no reason other than laziness.
Saturday and Sunday a couple friends from Belgium came over to have check up on me. I bought some drinks, and we toured the city for a while. Then we found a spot at the park near the Museum Volkenkunde - the national museum of ethnology with a nice view of one of the canals, where we sat down to enjoy some drinks together in the sun.
In the evening we then were looking to enjoy the Leiden party scene, but one of my friends had already had too much to drink, so we took it easy instead. Still, it was a very fun couple of days.
I think that's it for this week.
I'll see you again in the next post,
Tibbert
Week 6 is now behind us, and the end of my internship is quickly coming into view.
Despite its short length, week 6 was quite productive. I have more or less finished developing my project. What I mean by that is that all the basic functions and the functions my supervisor wanted to see included are now working properly. Needless to say, I am quite pleased with myself. A lot of pressure has fallen of off my shoulders, and I can relax a little as I go about adding in some final touches. It is a double-edged sword, though, as I am a procrastinator by nature, and need a certain amount of time pressure to actually focus and be productive. I am looking for a package I could include into the application as well, but as you might expect that is tedious work I do not enjoy doing. As a result, my levels of productivity are about as high as they were at the start of the internship, when I had to slog through a bunch of written tutorials.
I much prefer coding, but right now I there's no more coding to be done until I find another package for DE analysis that's popular enough to be included into the application. That's a job for next week, however.
Because of the Ascension Day on Thursday, and the bridge day on Friday, week 6 only featured 3 work days. I got to enjoy a long weekend, which I made good use of. Kind of. I have mentioned before that every Wednesday is International Students Night at the Einstein pub. Having a free day to recover in case I'd need it, I was very hyped for this party. I could drink without having to worry about work the next day.
However, I'd been expecting a start to the party like last week. Which was a slow start, where I joined the members of the board who organize these parties for a drink at a table. You know, laid back, just sitting, chatting, and having a drink. My preferred way of getting warmed up for a party. Unfortunately, none of that happened this week. Instead, I found myself in a crowd where I didn't know anyone, didn't feel all that at ease, and I didn't know what to do.
I did find some members of the board after an hour or so, and it was fun for a while. Still, I wasn't having as good a time as last week, and I didn't stay very long.
Nevertheless, I wasted half of the next day by lying in bed for no reason other than laziness.
Saturday and Sunday a couple friends from Belgium came over to have check up on me. I bought some drinks, and we toured the city for a while. Then we found a spot at the park near the Museum Volkenkunde - the national museum of ethnology with a nice view of one of the canals, where we sat down to enjoy some drinks together in the sun.
In the evening we then were looking to enjoy the Leiden party scene, but one of my friends had already had too much to drink, so we took it easy instead. Still, it was a very fun couple of days.
I think that's it for this week.
I'll see you again in the next post,
Tibbert
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