Анита научит | English

Arghhhh 🫠️️️️️️ Сколько раз я писала и удаляла, опять писала и удаляла... и опять, и опять!

Stepping outside of social media almost swallowed me up (in the best possible way). I'd been so drawn in by the amount of support, reverence, connections, offers, and opportunities (which I'm incredibly grateful for!!) — I’d lost touch with the world immediately around me.

Watching a squirrel run up a tree.
Making eye contact with a stranger.
Chatting with a barista.
Being offered a hand with heavy bags.
Hearing shoes clack against the pavement.
Squinting as sunlight attempts to blind me through the leaves.
Smiling at a child peeking out of a stroller.
Exchanging compliments with someone in the elevator.

At this point, я даже не слушаю музыку в наушниках. The extent to which I'm devouring the present is, perhaps, delusional — there is no such thing as the present, is there?

To be completely frank with you, I am not going to be very active on social media, while I'm in the state of enjoying my work, studies, and life. Every single day, without fail, is eventful. And I hope you understand!

Постараюсь появляться хотя бы раз в неделю 🙏
Может, вам будет интересно встретиться for Q&A на онлайн вебинаре?

The course I'm currently taking at Oxford
is called "Memory and the Brain Across the Lifespan" 💻️️️️️️🧠

Помню, как я в первый день была utterly baffled by what I was looking at through the classroom door left ajar.

I heard a quiet soothing voice, the kind you'd expect from a very soft-spoken person.

— Are you here for the memory course?
— Oh yes, hi!
— You're in the right place, love.

Я зашла в комнату full of seniors. And I'm talking 60-70+. I could easily detect they were about that age.

One of the ladies attempted to engage in a conversation with me, but I was still computing what was going on. En français on dit "être en train de faire qch" — in essence, being in the middle of doing sth. And I was particularly "en train de" fathoming my own presence there.

I felt so small. As if, you know, an outsider.
Blending in seemed unattainable given the academic backgrounds of my formidable classmates. What was I even doing in that room?

Spoiler: I made new friends!!

Рассказываю дальше? Shall I share my reflections on my studies? 🥹️️️️️️🐑