“I will be praying for you, good night”, I said to my sister Ammi before going to bed. She was going to have a -sort- of quick intervention. The 8-hour difference of our time zones pushed me to make myself sleep with a prayer: I know You take care of her. Continue reading “Pulling through”
Zombie
As I searched for the cover of a song, I came across with an instumental cover of Zombie. This reminded me of another cover of that same song by Katrina Rose. The outrage that her interpretation made me feel made me go through its lyrics. Continue reading “Zombie”
Job search
One of the biggest challenges I faced during my job search was to stay positive and show my best attitude during interviews. I didn’t want my interviewers to have the impression that I would be just a good choice to consider. What I really wanted them to know was that I would certainly be the best choice. Continue reading “Job search”
Toxic work place
If there is something rotted at home, you don’t keep it as a trophy, you get rid of it as soon as you find out. For the wrong reasons, this doesn’t always happen at work places. When you witness it, you can either stay and fight for a change, or you leave. I left. Not once but twice. Continue reading “Toxic work place”
Romanian resident
The waiting has ended today. After a continuous struggle to decide where my next step would be, I decided to give Romania one more try and I have been accepted as a resident for the next five years. Today I am officially a member of the European Union. Here below I am going to answer three questions.
Planting trees
What a headache! Though the sun had been barely shining on me, I believe it had been me trying to bury my thoughts of frustration while I had been digging around 50 half-meter holes in the ground.
Treat them better
During my student exchange program in Ankara, one of my classmates asked me while giving me a ride back home: “how did you become such a strong feminist?”. I had never thought of me as a feminist because I considered being so was too “political” for my taste (or knowledge).
