The Bandjoun nomad

I had slept an average of five hours in the last few days hoping that I would give one final push towards revising my thesis. I was tired and didn't want anything to do with school. I submitted cringing with the thought that more comments on my thesis will be received and required to be resolved. But as soon as I received the email confirming that both my supervisor and the Head of School approved the final submission of my thesis, I knew my world would never be the same! WHAT! I finally received the letter that confirmed that, after SIX full revisions of my thesis from both my supervisor and three external examiners,  my thesis was approved to be published?!?  What a sense of satisfaction but at the same time the realisation that five years have actually gone past and the immediate reflection on whether these years of self-induced stress and constant bargaining for spending time with family and friends, were actually worth it.  At the same time, I got reminded of the num...