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A Muslim student in Adelaide

So here's my experience studying abroad as a Muslim.
How do I perceive my grades?

I embarrassingly cried over a grade last week... for an assignment that I wasn't even proud of.
Ph.D. guilt

I recently came across an old blog post written in 2014 by a Ph.D. student. The title was, ‘Ph.D. guilt and shame’. Even without fully reading the post, I felt as some of my experiences as a Ph.D. student were validated.
Feeling overwhelmed and paralysed

The assessments just seem to keep coming.
Do I have to be “that girl”?

Do I have to wake up in a picturesque city apartment at 5 am? Do I have to go to the gym before my uni classes? Do I have to spend an hour every night doing skincare to be accomplished in my life?
Always here for each other?

I think always being there for each other is an important foundation of friendship but sometimes, always feel a bit too much.
Adieu winter

Studying in Australia has taught me a lot of things – the culture, the law (duh!), the food but mostly I learnt a lot about myself. Namely, I will always be a tropical girl at heart.