What If? 3/4

Avevo Appena Fatto Ritorno a Casa Quando il Mio Paese fu Messo in Isolamento

Passavo da una notizia all'altra, da un'app all'altra, in un circolo vizioso e inarrestabile.

I Just Came Back Home When My Country Was Placed on Lockdown

I shifted from one news to another, from one app to another in an unstoppable vicious circle.

I'm Writing to Continue My Father's Legacy

When I got back to my car, I had a voicemail from my mom: “Call me back when you get this. Your dad is in the hospital.”

en Movimiento

Quería gritar: “¡SI, ACEPTO!” Pero traté de mantener la calma.

On the Move

I wanted to yell and say: “YES I ACCEPT!” But I tried to be cool.

Surf's Up, and I'm Far Out

I sometimes imagine how my path would be different if I had pursued music instead of science.

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.

I Got Kicked Out Of a Lab, and Three Lessons I Derived from It

...feelings of failure are physical. I threw up my dinner that night, I could not stop crying, and my body would not stop trembling.

My Daughter's Birthday Present

"As you are about to graduate from college and go into society, we’d like to give you some suggestions."

My Three Guiding Principles

"Distress as we may be in, we should hold more firmly to our integrity and never abandon our lofty aspiration."

THE XYLOM