Social Media: enemy or ally?
Student lifeBefore my Erasmus, my relationship with social media was complicated. The apps I used the most were WhatsApp and Instagram, but they were becoming my worst enemy.Instagram was having an extremely negative impact on my life: it was disrupting my sleep, consuming my time, and affecting my self-esteem.My homepage was full of trivial, redundant content
From a social recluse to a somewhat just ok functioning member of society
UncategorizedWhen I first came here I didn’t really know what to expect. I came with no plans in mind but just to show up. It was tough for a bit to go from a cozy home with 3 meals and someone to do your laundry to a desolate room in the shade of blue fighting
Not a “goodbye”, a “see you soon”…
Student lifeJuly is already well underway and that means that I only have a few days left here in Munich at the IfKW as a student. Time for me to start saying goodbye to this city and the people I have met here, whom I now consider my friends. If I had to choose one word
How did they do it before?
City life . Society . Student lifeThree months here and dozens of Instagram stories, hundreds of Snapchats sent, FaceTime calls galore, Whatsapp groups for anything and everything… I don’t think you can say that my semester would have been the same without social media. But at the same time, since it became a huge part of our lives, nothing is the
My dream job? : Picasso with a twist
UncategorizedWhat is my dream job? A question I have asked myself an infinite amount of times in the past years. “A doctor!” used to be my answer for as long as I can remember. But when the moment came to choose what I would study, I took a slightly different path. Few things get me
The job that has been overlooked.
Authors“What do you want to do when you grow up?”. “What is your dream job?”. and “Why do you want to do that?” These are the questions one must encounter once, if not multiple times, in their life.I remember watching television when I was a kid. There was an interview, a woman was asking the
My Unsured Dream Job
UncategorizedWhen I was a little kid, “dream job” used to be a topic that if the teachers ask me in the class I would definitely answer them with confidence. There are so many answers in my mind like a dentist, air hostess, actress, or chief which changed over time and no one took it too
Big dreams
UncategorizedBefore coming to Munich, I haven’t thought much about my career. Dentistry is a major with a fixed path, and we just follow the curriculum for 7 years. I don’t have many options regarding my job, I can either choose to open my own dental clinic, be a professor, or work as a pay doctor.
Ask Again in a Year
UncategorizedIt’s always been really hard for me to make decisions. I change my mind every fifteen minutes, and my career choice is not an exception. The first thing I ever said I wanted to be as an adult was a stay-at-home mom. I said I didn’t even want to go to school because I wanted
Dream job?
Uncategorized“What is your dream job?” seems to be the most asked question when we were young. The answers would probably be mostly doctor, teacher, or scientist. Growing up, it has always been hard for me to answer the question. I guess I just want to be so rich that I don’t have to work. My