Finished that Dissertation!!

Yesterday was dissertation hand-in day, and though I turned it in a little early out of fear of the great Storming-of-the-Printers-in-the-Library, the true celebration began when everyone had their essays in. There seemed to be champagne around every corner. And what a relief! After weeks and weeks of tense looks, half-hearted shrugs when asked about well-being, and armloads of books, everyone is free to enjoy summer in London!

In all seriousness, though, completing this dissertation was an amazing experience, and I learned an enormous amount from the process of turn-in and revision. I could not be more impressed by my dissertation supervisor, who spent so much time and effort working with me on my paper and pushing me to improve it. That kind of investment is exactly what I would like in a PhD supervisor (which I will hopefully have one day. Here's hopin'! )

Stowe 17 celebrating right along with me

June is going to be chock full of activities, and then my mom arrives at the beginning of July. We will return home together on July 10th (a day after my birthday!) This Sunday is the much-anticipated Summer Ball, and then in one week I will be going to see HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD. I've also got a trip to the Hague planned in late July--stay tuned!