Tag: Orientation

  • Off Track

    Off Track

    My first attempt at education was a rather unsuccessful one for a couple of different reasons. One of them was that what could have remained a slight dent in my educational path developed into a rather significant curve. When I read through my primary school reports today, two things become clear. First, I was considered…

  • Fortuna Favours the Bold

    Fortuna Favours the Bold

    “Merit alone is not enough!” Those are words I have heard quite often over the last few years from very different people and in very different cultural contexts. But what fascinates me is that I cannot remember having heard them before completing my PhD. In fact, as far as I can remember, it was my…