This past weekend was amazing. Absolutely wonderful. It's been hard to get back into the swing of things, but I am getting there. Especially with the great news I got today. I had been worried about receiving permission to propose in May, but I cornered the prof, he read it while I was there, and okayed me doing it in May!! I'm so excited but also nervous about all the work I have do this month. I have to incorporate his edits, my pilot study, the technical writer's feedback, my other advisor's feedback..all by the end of The Month.
My project has changed course somewhat. I really wanted to talk to women activists who had been part of the women's rights movement in Iran. But like other Iranian activists, they live mostly in Europe due to refugee/immigration policies I believe. So, I will interview Iranians here and I'm thinking I will try to do some with activists abroad, maybe telephone interviews. The main thing now is getting my proposal in shape, sending a draft to my other advisor tomorrow, and scheduling my meeting. Once I propose, I can worry about funding. It would be so damn awesome to get funding to go to Europe but that is a stretch. It's hard to fund international projects. But I'm learning to SELL it so who fucking knows!?!?! My committee is amazing, and they truly care about my professional development. They are tough. They are going to challenge me and push me and drive me insane at times.
These next few weeks are going to be intense. All my work has to be done by the end of April. I love that I got permission. I am scared shitless that I got permission. I guess it's time to dive in.
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