Hello my dear readers,
how are you?

I’ve been away for a while, to be honest, quite a long while… You must have wondered where I disappeared to (or maybe not), so here’s a short article to update you and let you know that yes, I’m coming back.

In July 2022, I finished my bachelor’s degree, officially becoming a graduate. I celebrated by leaving everything behind and embarking on an incredible trip to Jordan.
After a month of pure relaxation, my sense of responsibility brought me back down to earth, reminding me of the decision I had to make but wanted to forget about.

My big dilemma revolved around many uncertainties: will I be competitive in the job market with just a “simple” bachelor’s degree? What do I really want to do with my life? Will I ever have the strength to go back to studying if I stop now?
Well, I still haven’t found answers to these questions, but deep down I knew I wasn’t ready to continue my academic career, not at that time. And so, I left and ended up in Switzerland.

Why Switzerland, you might ask? Well, to be honest, for love. Francesco got a new job in Lausanne, and I had nothing to lose. That’s how my adventure began, looking for any job that could satisfy me. Eventually, I found one: after some babysitting and days of tireless searching, I found my place in Lausanne.

But before telling you what I’ve been doing and how things turned out, I want to pause on a previous phrase: to be honest.
Yes, I want to revisit that, because when I meet new people, I’m always afraid to admit that I made this decision for love, but that’s the simple truth, and I need to accept it myself. I think I struggle with this because I’m scared of being seen as the silly woman who follows a man in his career. The truth is, at that point in my life, I felt lost. And now, two years later, I can only thank my past self for allowing me to live in a city I love, develop my career the way I want, and walk alongside the person who has embraced my emotions for years.

This time for me hasn’t just meant a professional change, but I’ve been experiencing it as a life shift, giving me the chance to become the best version of myself, to observe the world around me and truly listen to myself.

And I must admit, I just breathed a sigh of relief. I opened the “Art.6” folder so many times, and now I can finally close it and share all this with you.
For those of you who have been reading me for a while, you know by now: everything that moves me becomes an article on this non-lieu.

So here it is, dear readers, a brief summary of where I’ve been, what I’ve done, and what I’m up to now (not true ahah).

See you soon,
Asya