I don’t know where and what I will be doing in two
years. Since I’m obsessed with long term plans, this thought scares me to death.
When I was 14, just to give you an example, I had already told myself and
anybody around that I wanted to get a degree in philosophy.
I’m immensely grateful for the time I have spent here in
Sheffield. Philosophy and university life in general, in Italy, are a
completely different world. Often, for instance, we don’t realise that a career
in philosophy could mean finding our own voice and joining the international debate.
We usually say “Good morning professor” instead of “Hi Jenny”. We don’t have
proper societies or unions.
In a sense, I also had a hard time here. I had some problems
back home – but, above all, I have been discovering so much about myself and
the world that sometimes I couldn’t process all the relevant information on
time.
My plans for the future are vague. Generally speaking, I
want to try new things. Things that I could try only here or that I was too
scared to try before. Things like going to a ball, colouring my hair, working outside academia, acting, failing...
This is also my piece of advice to anyone is reading
this: go out and try new things! The world is such an enormous place!
Nowadays it’s so easy to travel around it. If you are unsatisfied with what you
have, most likely you are not flawed, but just in a flawed place. Go out and
try new things! If you feel bored or slightly unfulfilled, go out and try new
things! Otherwise doubt and bitterness and self-contempt could start eating
your own gut. I genuinely don’t believe the world is just inhabited by pink
unicorns. For sure, the night is dark and full of terrors. But knowing that you
faced them and are still here to talk about them is so empowering. Go out and
try new things!
If you feel like doing it, you could also look for me.
We could have a chat or try something new together.
Eleonora Bonzagni, MA Philosophy
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