by Zea Leon When reflecting on the year 2021, I feel a sense of accomplishment and gratitude. I am grateful for the space I find myself in today and realize that I am exactly where I want to be at this stage in life. Sometimes I find myself dreaming too small, selling myself short, and…

by Jabulisile Mthethwa This year has been full of doubts and tears for me. I honestly still feel like I did not make the right study choice. I’d be lying if I can say I am enjoying my honors year. It comes as a surprise if a day goes without me shedding a tear, crying,…

by Zahraa Ahmed 2022. A year with a lot of change, but change is necessary to grow, to experience, to learn and to mature. I have lived at home my entire life with little to no freedom or independence, so moving to a new city to complete my Honours degree was like having my tectonic…

by Palesa Tjale For the longest time, I’ve always worked towards perfection and made sure that I get the outcome I want. Sometimes I just feel like I was able to accomplish perfection because all the materials have been handed out to me but this year has been different. I visited my childhood traumas unconsciously.…

by Anjani Rama  It’s funny now that we think back on the year 2020 and 2021, where the entire world had to stay locked in their houses and seclude themselves from everything and everyone. How prior to these years, the words “lockdown” and “COVID-19” weren’t even in our day to day vocabulary. During these 2…

by Jamie Meyer In July of 2021 I had no idea what I wanted to do! I was almost finishing my BSc and I didn’t know what I wanted to do with it. In 2019 started that BSc for a specific reason and I knew exactly what I wanted to do… then slowly I realised…

by Sanelisiwe Fourteen magine moving from having an income back to having to depend on an allowance. Moving back into a school residence after living on your own. I won’t even go into not being allowed any visitors. After the pandemic and lockdown was announced a few weeks before my undergraduate graduation, I decided to…

by Elizabeth Hlagala To say it has been a tough year would be an understatement. I moved almost a thousand kilometres from everything and everyone I have ever known with just a bag on my shoulders and a registration letter. Little did I know the challenges that await on the other side of that acceptance…

by Dimpho Mphaka The year twenty twenty-two (2022) was the most challenging year I have ever had since I started my university life journey. It is intriguing how every student face challenges such as getting funding, transitioning from one university to another and facing difficulty in adapting to a new environment. These challenges are more…

by Kayla Lesch In 2021, I completed my BSc degree in Biotechnology at the University of the Western Cape with a Magna Cum Laude and did exceptionally well in all my modules. Although everything was online due to COVID-19 including lectures and exams, it was still tough. Somehow, 2021 was one of my greatest academic years.…