Well well..

It's not that I am not totally sober on a Friday evening and I came to write about some serious life stuff. I just had 5 times a 100 gr of wine. So I started with dancing alone to my favorite songs (including "Taro" by Alt-J), continued with playing Ukulele and ended up drawing a typography with my own absurd (well, it depends from what perspective you see that) quotes. Enjoying every moments despite the absurdity. 

And finally, I am here. Writing some spontaneous post on my blog.

So this week, I decided to change my blog layout and title and URL etc.. I came to the conclusion that the title "Weirdonomics" was too "economical" which implied to me that the blog was not a personal blog that reflects me not only as an economist, but as an individual who has higher dimension than 1D, only profession. Actually first I decided to start the blog to write everything that I found interesting in economics or worth telling about it. But now, I am feeling restricted by the title... Well. Silly, I know.

And in two months, I will be graduating with a degree of MSc in Econometrics from Tilburg University in the Netherlands, which is vigorously emerging to the world market of higher education. Thanks to a man who is kind-hearted and conversational at my previous internship, I've been informed about Tilburg University. There were times, when it became hard to bear. But I can promise "just blindly knowing" everything is gonna be better is pretty helpful. The key is to not stop at those times, I guess.

Tulip Mania: 1640 by Jan Brueghel the Younger

The reason of many disappointment with myself is the hard-working nature of the students. Since the first day at Tilburg University, I was impressed and overwhelmed about the responsibility and willingness to learn of the international students. Probably it is not just because they are international students, but maybe it was because they have been admitted to a university ranking in top 5 in EU and top 40 throughout the world in terms of economics and business studies.

Furthermore, the Dutch people are hard-working and career is an important part of their lives, to live happy and satisfied. They prove that you can keep up both career and family lives well by using them as vitality that sustain one another. If you are good at your work, you can have a good money and can spend time with family doing cool things. If you are a member of a happy family, you will have energy and optimism for working harder.

They can also really create a warm atmosphere among themselves. They can work hard without excluding life's simple pleasures with friends and family. During warm weather on every Friday evening on my way back home, I would see an extended family having dinner, talking and laughing with one another without age limits.

Econometrics was supposedly the most challenging program at the university with large share of the students as locals. It usually took me long to grasp an idea or complete an assignment. At times, I got demotivated to study due to the complexities of the courses that I would watch IMDB high rated films instead of studying. And they were actually helpful since I delved back to studying with renewed mindset.

Nevertheless of all "not so well" times, student life was experienced, since I had crazy moments of youthfulness here. Student life is characterized as studying desperately, having fun with dare with that tendency to do anything. Plus, a year away from home reveals how valuable the people you have back home. I felt 'rationally' how the people I have in my life were important.

Within the year in the Netherlands, I missed home and there were lot of times that I just wanted to be hugged and reassured that I am capable to keep on continuing. And now I still do. But it is somehow different.

Best wishes,

Anuudari Burenbat

Midnight, 2015.6.5