I applied for my bachelor's programme after the deadline. Feeling insecure and hopeless about whether I could start the programme, I arrived at a speed-dating session on the introduction afternoon. A serious professor sat across from me and I poured out my story to him in one breath. He reassured me, ending with the words, 'You are welcome here.' Throughout the years of my studies, it has always felt that way, and I have found my place.
