PIRE I

by Leah Joann Pappas Like most of the other students, things in Europe are wrapping up. I've had my last participant. I've moved out of my flat, and I've said goodbye to my friends and coworkers. As a rule, I hate goodbyes. These past few days, although relatively...

by Leah Joann Pappas Whoever came up with the idea to visit classes in order to recruit was a genius! All of that stress (not really) of visiting classes paid off, and this week I've had many responses! I'm set with more than enough participants to finish off my time...

by Leah Joann Pappas 5 more participants! That's all I need! And that's all I've needed for about a week now, and they just keep alluding me. Since it appears I have used everyone I'll be able to with the student pool system, I've had to get more creative about...

by Leah Joann Pappas As it seems everyone else is realizing too, there is so much left to do and very little time to get it done! Now that I've passed the halfway point in my time here, I've started to feel rushed and worried that I won't get everything done I need...

by Leah Joann Pappas I've realized that if I go home and haven't learned enough German to have a true conversation with someone, I'll at least be excellent at asking for change in German! I feel like that's the only reason I buy anything: so I don't feel guilty asking...

by Leah Joann Pappas What I had thought would be a slow week in the lab became yet another very busy one, full of participants and the beginnings of coding and analyzing. I have also begun to see many of the challenges involved with running experiments. From equipment...

by Leah Joann Pappas I'm not a huge fan of cities, especially big cities. I never have been. But Berlin is beginning to change my stereotypical view of them. I really love so much about it. It's clean, there aren't too many cars, the people are so friendly, and there...

by Leah Joann Pappas Today is day three in Berlin, Germany. I have yet to get through a day without getting completely lost, but getting lost is always a fun adventure. My first adventure came the moment I arrived in Germany. My flight was late, so in order to get to...

by Courtney E J Fowler Hello again from Leipzig! Time is flying by and it is difficult to believe that I am already halfway through my time here at the MPI. I am excited to report that I have finished testing my 25 German native speakers. Additionally I have entered...

by Courtney E J Fowler This is the beginning of my third week here in Leipzig. I am enjoying my time at the Max Planck Institute very much. Everyone here as been very welcoming and helpful. Dr. Sonja Kotz has taken so much time out of her very busy schedule to help me...

by Rebecca Anne Leimkuhler I have finally finished running participants! It feels strange to be done such an important part of my study. I am now ready to move on to analyzing everything and I'm quite excited to see how it all turns out... I started this morning with...

by Rebecca Anne Leimkuhler The past few weeks have proved to be some very long days in the office. I have begun running participants and have run into more of a time crunch than expected. When I arrived in Leipzig, the plan was for me to run my own study and then help...