The new semester has started for a semester, but I still haven't got into the rhythm that I should get into yet. For the whole week, I didn't feel like starting to do homework. But I finally did today, and I realized that doing homework is not that bad after all. I guess it is just a matter of getting started, for there is always a high activation barrier.

And it is interesting to realize how the experience in Germany has become a part of me. To be frank, I miss Germany, although I have tons of work to do now such that I have not much time to think about the lovely people and lovely places there. The three months there has taught me not to afraid of research and not to afraid of learning, and I have to thank Daniel for that. He tells lots of jokes. He does not appear serious most of the time. But he is a good teacher who teach you the most serious things that you need to learn.

After I came back I tried to spend more time in Professor Lannert's lab to concentrate on my thesis. However, due to the temperature in the lab, I have got a cold because I stayed there for too long. And because of the cold I haven't been productive these days. --- Sometimes, we may be better off if we don't work too hard.