A Stranger
The Before
I left what I call home as a young girl ready to dive into the mysteries of the world, I will come back as a mature woman that is able to fight for everything she wants.
Back in the 6th of July 2021, while I was chatting with my mom, I received an email. Once I opened it, I knew my life would change tremendously.
It’s the day, I waved my last goodbye to my family. Now, no one will help me except for myself. I had this thought on repeat in my head whilst my long flight.
The Settlement
Arrived to the destination. France you are beautiful. The road from Marseille to Avignon was my favorite. All the greens. Just epic.
I still remember how stranger I felt in this city, my legs didn’t know the pavements of the roads, I had no memories in the corners of the streets. I just had my passport on me, reminding me of my identity and why I am here.
At the first beginning it was really neutral for me, I was overwhelmed with furnishing my apartment, opening a bank account, doing administrative papers etc, that I completely forgot that I am, now, in a new place.
And now the fun part begins. I went to the famous “Pont d’Avignon” that was the highlight of my childhood songs, I visited many touristic sites and I must admit that I fell in love with Avignon. It is magical.
With the University start approaching, I started stressing because I wanted to know more about my bachelor, courses, literally everything.
I had the courage to connect with a university staff on LinkedIn and lucky me it was the head of CMI, Mr. Thierry SPRIET. I started asking questions nonstop and I felt better with each answer. Then University started and here I am, I just finished my first semester (even though I still feel like a school student).
The Synopsis
My first semester was pretty challenging. I had zero background about programming, but I liked it, I think it was the hardest for me to master but, otherwise I really think that I progressed significantly.
Was it tough? Definitely.
Do I regret it? No, absolutely not.
In fact, I had always this feeling of hard, but the beautiful feeling. The one that pushes you to the limits.