Eurodan in English

Resisting the urge to indulge in excessive navel-gazing, I've been wondering about why I've not been quite so talkative here of late, and I think I've finally found the answer.

It's not just about volume of work, although that plays its part. The volume of information which you have to filter each day in order to prepare meetings, work on your languages, and organise your life is pretty intense, and would be enough to tire even the most prolific blogger.

But I think the reason is more fundamental than that. When I started the blog back in May, the end of my interpreting course was in sight, and pretty quickly I emerged from the thickets of preparing for the exams into a kind of clearing, or a plateau, from where I was able to enjoy the summer and watch as the mountainous terrain of the Commission's insertion scheme, to be climbed in the autumn, slowly hoved into view.

And of course, while I was taking life at a more leisurely pace I was more than able and willing to pass on such nuggets of wisdom as my favourite European snack products, tips on who might win the Eurovision Song Contest, and such like.

But now I'm back on the move again, as it were; hiking through this new, rather challenging landscape. It's sometimes rather craggy, with sheer drops and hidden crevices, but the view is very fine. And it looks like a brief respite for Christmas is also just around the corner. So thank heavens for that.