There is this study in Freiburg that I can swear I am made for, or it is made for me, which is saying a lot because I dropped out of university after 3.5 years in India. No matter which way it’s expressed, it’s a priceless opportunity that comes at its costs. There is an irony to my situation. I already know that whenever and however it comes to it, my bachelor thesis is going to be about poverty. I want to study to also understand how to make education & learning less industrial and more individual & accessible across the social classes. So if I win, I make a pledge here to stop putting off serious writing & start being more brave about dealing with social and personal problems (because they are always interconnected) & work harder to get into this University. To learn with my bones.

Meera