I didn't have much to blog earlier as I had nothing important to mention. But the last six months it was contrariwise. I had lots to talk about but couldn't find time to mention it. Here are the simplified happenings for the past six months
October 2011
Life was routine in Osaka. No more dialysis, no frequent check ups, thus I became bored. I did gardening but it didn't consume much time. So, Satya suggested that I continue my studies at Osaka University as it is very near from our apartment. I took his advise seriously and applied for the Masters Course of International Program of Frontier Biotechnology offered at Osaka University, Japan. Surprisingly, I was accepted and started the course from October 2011.
November 2011
The two year course is about biotechnology and I joined a lab which deals with tissue engineering and
regenerative medicine. I am particularly interested in this field because I hope, in future transplants can be avoided and organ failure patients can be treated with this technique. It's a long way, but I want to be part of it, thinking how much I could relate to this problem.
But it wasn't easy, I have no educational background on biotechnology. I obtained an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering and that was in 2002. It will be a long and very bumpy ride.
December 2011
I learned many new things, I have started some experiments. I cultured some animal cells. It was exciting. The subjects are still tough though. Sometimes I wondered if I'm doing the right thing.
January 2012 - March 2012
Still moving on, I had term-end exams, a project based training at a different lab and finally my results for the first semester were out. Surprisingly, I did OK. It was unbelievable. It gave me so much hope and my enthusiasm doubled. I hope to have the strength to strive forward and complete my masters successfully.
Working with Japanese students are fun. They work very hard and you have to be in pace with them. My professor is quite strict but very understanding. We have a total of 3 international students in our lab for my batch including me. The girls are so much fun to be with. They are Emilda from America and Menglu from China. They have been my companions lately. They are so much younger than me and very high spirited. One can simply learn so much from these determined and smart girls. We get along so well and I cherish their friendship.
