Event period: 25 June 2016

  I have not made it to the deadline. My tutor has decided that in its current state I cannot submit the TFG without the risk of me getting a failing grade. I didn’t think it was that bad. I knew that something would have to be corrected. I had never faced such an ambitious project before, let alone a research project like this one, but was it really that bad, really? It’s also my fault for wasting my time instead of focusing on what I needed to focus on, and spending a couple of weekends in Carinho, instead of taking advantage of those days, certainly didn’t help me at all.

  So, you see, I have to hand everything in at February and lose a year, because the enrolment for the Master’s will be closed by the time I have my diploma under my arm. My parents are biting their heads off about it and I’m sure they won’t peel my skin off because they love me. For the time being, I have calmed their spirits a little thanks to the fact that my tutor has already confirmed that he would have no problem supervising my TFM and that if I want I can go ahead with it so that by the time I get to the Master’s I will have it practically finished. I’ve also had to commit to working, even if it’s part-time, so that I don’t stay at home doing nothing and so that I can pay my tuition fees when the time comes.

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  Anyway, let this be a lesson to you, man: don’t walk around with your head in the clouds and do what you have to do. For the time being, I’m going to reflect for a few days on what I’ve done, try to pull myself together and, if I’m lucky, look for a job for the summer; if possible, near Carinho, so I can dedicate some time to continue researching the area. After all, now that I’ve really messed up, why not mess it up completely?