When I joined Comunica Investiga Lab, I was struck by the fact that most of the members would do personal research, while I knew that I wanted to do research together with other colleagues. There are usually two opposing ideas about teamwork: it is either very easy or very difficult. After these months working with my group, I can say that it is neither of the above options, because, […]
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And today it was my turn. I was not sure how to start or what to say. Today, a few months after starting this adventure that is Comunica Investiga Lab, two things come to my mind: a poem and an idea: the first, Ithaca by Cavafis; and the second, a research university. Two seemingly unconnected things. But as Chiara Rodríguez(1) says, “when we manage to find that nexus [between […]
During my first years in college, I learned what it meant to do research on my own. In the beginning, it was a bit frustrating. I didn’t know how to start. I had a lot of unordered ideas. And the constant self-sabotage that prevented me from moving forward was part of this process that later turned into a more introspective one. I looked for ways to find myself again […]
Doing research can be one of the most lonely and overwhelming practices I have experienced in college. Sitting in front of the computer with a blank document waiting to be filled out and not knowing how to start writing something that has coherence and looks good. That’s what researching is like. Even when I started writing this blog, I didn’t know where to begin. It can also mean reliving […]
Ojito: Before I start, I want to confess that I will take the opportunity to write these blog entries as an opportunity to remember those moments that in some way or another have marked my experience as a student and that I wish not to forget as time goes by. It is very likely that in a few years when I go back to read these entries I will […]
When I joined Comunica Investiga Lab, I was struck by the fact that most of the members would do personal research, while I knew that I wanted to do research together with other colleagues. There are usually two opposing ideas about teamwork: it is either very easy or very difficult. After these months working with my group, I can say that it is neither of the above options, because, […]
And today it was my turn. I was not sure how to start or what to say. Today, a few months after starting this adventure that is Comunica Investiga Lab, two things come to my mind: a poem and an idea: the first, Ithaca by Cavafis; and the second, a research university. Two seemingly unconnected things. But as Chiara Rodríguez(1) says, “when we manage to find that nexus [between […]
During my first years in college, I learned what it meant to do research on my own. In the beginning, it was a bit frustrating. I didn’t know how to start. I had a lot of unordered ideas. And the constant self-sabotage that prevented me from moving forward was part of this process that later turned into a more introspective one. I looked for ways to find myself again […]
Doing research can be one of the most lonely and overwhelming practices I have experienced in college. Sitting in front of the computer with a blank document waiting to be filled out and not knowing how to start writing something that has coherence and looks good. That’s what researching is like. Even when I started writing this blog, I didn’t know where to begin. It can also mean reliving […]
Ojito: Before I start, I want to confess that I will take the opportunity to write these blog entries as an opportunity to remember those moments that in some way or another have marked my experience as a student and that I wish not to forget as time goes by. It is very likely that in a few years when I go back to read these entries I will […]