But none of us alive today will probably ever know the ultimate fate of our world. Our efforts are all we have.

That’s because being a bridge student is nothing to be ashamed of; if there is shame, it lies only with the institution itself.

The inalienable fact of life being Black, as well as being an immigrant is building a home out of the unfamiliar.

“None of this is surprising; it is consistent with a wide body of research documenting pernicious systematic and structural gender biases.”

The pain increases the anxiety, and the anxiety increases the pain in a vicious cycle.

The institutional rigidity of America, and frankly, much of the world, is the concrete. New ideas and paradigms are the greenery.

It is not that we avoid connecting to one other on a deeper level. Rather, we are incapable of it.

“Quando è stata l’ultima volta che hai visto un finlandese in televisione per aver fatto qualcosa di grande?”. La mia risposta fu “Mai”.

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

My love for physics had grown to the point that I knew I wanted to pursue a Ph.D., but I never had the chance to tell DDay.