How do empirical data change our research perspectives and trajectories? In today’s researcher’s lunch, Marie-Sophie Caroline Lafleur-Yallappa (PhD-student at VID in the TranCit project) shares her experience of field work in Mauritius. Intending to focus on contemporary schooling, her empirical work brought her to a more historical approach. How to navigate when new ways open during fieldwork? Bring your lunch package and join this hybrid discussion.