https://nathas-archive.com/tags/academic/Recent content in Academic on Natha's ArchiveHugoen-usWed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nathas-archive.com/blog/2026-08-26-diploma-graduation/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nathas-archive.com/blog/2026-08-26-diploma-graduation/<h1 id="towards-the-ceremony">Towards the ceremony</h1> <p>You can&rsquo;t really process your feelings fully when you are in an intensive one-year study program. I felt surreal that we actually had spent almost one year, passing through classes, and pushed ourselves to our limit.</p> <p>I started my day by staying grounded. It felt kind of like our daily routine. I came to have lunch in the cafeteria. We gossiped about silly things. Mikko, Bee, Burak, Mohammad, and I played kabul like the usual. I went to visit my supervisors to talk which made me feel warm even before the ceremony (<em>they are very kind!</em>).</p>