I have been preparing my thesis since March 2020, since when the whole world started to lockdown. I cherished those days during which I fully focused on my thesis writing. Today I was thrilled to hear the chair of the defense announcing that my supervisory committee agreed to submit my thesis to FGS without modifications. This is a milestone for my Ph.D. program. The next step will be the final FGS defense. Hopefully, it will be in September.