What If? 2/4

A Battle Between Heart and Mind

Academically, it felt like going from a bustling city to a sparsely populated town.

Pensavo di aver trovato casa in Finlandia, ma il mio cuore disse no

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

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”.

Remembering DDay

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.

Deshaciendo la narrativa típica de un estudiante Ivy League

No puede ser, esto está mal. Era dirigido a otra Nicole. Ya mismo me llega otro email diciendo que fue un error.

Home is Wherever I Am

It became clear to me that home was not something permanent, no matter how desperately I wanted that to be true.

Love in a Pandemic—the Scientist and the Serviceman

In a million years, I could have never guessed that a career military man would be a match for me.

Chickens Are Keeping Me Sane

I put one dozen eggs in my cart and again wondered if I was staring down the barrel of a desolate eggless future. I needed a solution.

I Don’t Want to be Cassandra

“It’s just the flu,” they would tell me. These were people who had received higher education, some of whom even work in local hospitals.

My Home Is In The City Of Flowers

I was not a blooming flower, but a colorful mushroom, beautiful in its own right.

THE XYLOM