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Sep 11
6 min

How My ADHD Diagnosis Made Me a Better Scientist

We all sneeze from time to time, but if you sneeze 30 times a day, you know you’re sick.

Jul 3
7 min

I Thought Finland Was Home, but My Heart Said No

“When was the last time you saw a Finn on the television for doing something big?”. My answer was “never”.

Dec 30, 2019
5 min

On Cairo, Change, and Staying the Same

No sooner had I landed in Cairo after four long years of absence than I discovered my watch broke.

Nov 6, 2019
7 min

I’m Losing Count

The fellow student couldn’t even tell me what city their Croatian relatives were from. I was disappointed, it’s a small country after all.

Aug 26, 2019
5 min

Across Borders and Seas

I am caught between two generations and two homes. I am an immigrant in a world that does not want to remember.

Jun 20, 2019
4 min

Of Places and Colors

I recalled that I too had faced the heat of racism but I had conveniently kept this hidden away in some corner of my mind.

May 24, 2019
4 min

Digging Out a Future

One poem that did strike me and that I do still think about from time to time is ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney.

May 16, 2019
4 min

Nothing If Not Humbling

Getting a PhD is a unique experience, and it’s nothing if not humbling. Successes are a needle in a haystack of failures.

Mar 5, 2019
3 min

Bridging The Void

Instead of facts humans often use emotion when making decisions and show a personal connection to the things they believe to be true.

Jan 16, 2019
4 min

Climbing the Rock

I kept my head down and worked hard. Then it happened.

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THE XYLOM

How My ADHD Diagnosis Made Me a Better Scientist

I Thought Finland Was Home, but My Heart Said No

On Cairo, Change, and Staying the Same

I’m Losing Count

Across Borders and Seas

Of Places and Colors

Digging Out a Future

Nothing If Not Humbling

Bridging The Void

Climbing the Rock

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