Hi!

Despite us being online, I hope everyone is having a great start to the New Year. 2022 Woop Woop! My name is Marie, and I am a 4th-year international student pursuing a degree in Sociology. Born in Khartoum, Sudan raised in Geneva, Switzerland, I hope to use my knowledge and upbringing in creating empathetic spaces for all identities. I hope to one day pursue anything related to diversity equity and inclusion or humanitarianism. I’d like to consider myself social, reliable and results-oriented. I spend most of my time trying to pick up new hobbies and skills to broaden my scope and learn new things! Whether it be learning how to create digital content, snowboarding or drawing. I always find myself wanting to know more! A lot of the time the interest fades and I don’t know whether that’s a sign of some sort of deficiency or lack of discipline, aha! Time will tell.

I’m really excited to embark on this new year with a clear head and grounded state of mind. It’s been a difficult few years for us all. Sometimes, I forget we are still living in a pandemic. It almost feels surreal! Yet here we are, still soldering on. Honestly, with the life we’ve lived so far, no matter where we came from, it gives me a sense of comfort that all of us are struggling in some sort of way. It feels liberating and allows us to feel less alone. In the past years, I feel as though more than ever, I have been able to familiarize myself with spending time on my own. Just like many of you, I’m sure. Being able to take things one at a time, being reflective and introspective has really allowed me to be more in touch with myself AND my thoughts.

I am really excited to take this class because it will give me an opportunity to put into practice what I’ve learned. Appreciating the sun, appreciating the rain, appreciating the moments of solitude and most importantly, appreciating the time it takes to read a page. If I’m being completely honest, I’m not a reader. I’ve always struggled to keep reading a book once I’ve put it down. However, as one of my new year’s resolutions, I would like to read more fiction and non-fiction. The act itself has been draining in the past but like I’ve said, I am determined to appreciate the time it takes to read a page.

Thank you for reading!

Here’s my fav quote because I know you were wondering:

Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is you-er than you. – Dr Seuss