Mentoring

Leila: ...thinking about your future...there's a couple of quite exciting looking things that Mary sort of like or Sally was /(talking about there that so)\

Zoe: /oh yes yeah I've \ looked at

Leila: /yeah but well\cos I thought you might be interested too

Zoe: /yeah mhm\ yeah there was actually um [inhales]

Leila: (course like some) if you were still here\

Zoe: well I was interested in the serials one but I\ but I thought well it's a bit you know sort of I couldn't really justify it really I really would like to go if it was about+the future of /serials\

Leila: if you're interested in serials I'm perfectly happy

Zoe: okay

Leila: for you to go to that /I mean I (and)\

Zoe: /right okay (thanks)\

Leila: for for the [name of Leila's department] to meet the costs for that um I mean I think those are you know it's been great having you here and so if those sort of things are gonna to help you in your personal development I think (they're fine) um +

Eli: so that's it then eh

Len: well um what else + your university work? ++ that's going all right? you did your seminar?

Eli: mm +++ yeah...and I'm managing to find time at home um my first test will tell me how I'm doing + but I'm ( ) I'm learning

Len: yeah

Eli: yeah + I reckon if I could afford to I'd be able- I- I could (draw) being a full time student actually [sniffs]

Len: all right well [clears throat] one step at a time

Eli: yep + which I don't even know where I'm heading [sneezes] I don't even know what field I want to get into

Len: mm

Eli: mm ++

Len: yeah well I mean if you see how these two papers go

Eli: (through) yeah