As already mentioned in the previous blog post I was traveling to Northern Norway. But the stay on the Lofoten was not only vacation: I’ve also managed to work on my literature review for my Ph.D. At first I was not sure if I can manage to do both things the same time: enjoying the stay on the Lofoten and doing serious work. In retrospective I can now say it worked perfectly!

I managed to work on my computer while waiting for the next flight, during a flight and of course every evening. All in all it was a nice mix between relaxing in the amazing landscape and doing serious stuff: Being out in the nature helps me a lot to order my thoughts. I was mostly energized after we returned from an excursion to continue my work.

Due to the internet I even was able to search for some new papers and to do some additional internet research. I really enjoyed the concept of being able to work without having a lot of restrictions because I was abroad. Actually I managed to write the first version of my exposé.

Although I would define my work as „glocal“ it is nice being at my own desk again. On the other hand I miss the awesome landscape …