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LETTER FROM THE VPC AND JOURNAL COORDINATOR
Cari/e studenti/esse, Salut à tout le monde, liebe Leser:innen,
Dear readers,
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As two students studying Medicine in the 4th year at Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano, we tend to reminisce on our journey through studying Medicine. When we look back on the day we took the Numerus Clausus, little did we know that four years later we would write a letter together for our fellow students and that we would have the opportunity to gather so many treasured experiences with swimsa.
Given a chance to talk to our versions of the past, standing on the cusp of starting this new journey there are so many things we'd like to say - things that could make their lives easier, and maybe also a few nuggets to make your experience more enjoyable as well. For instance, life is not only about sitting in front of a book and on the computer and studying from dusk till dawn, but also about having experiences outside the safe space that the university represents. It also entails getting out of our comfort zone and making our comfort zone bigger with new experiences, such that when we step out into the world, our comfort zone is bigger than ever. To our stressed and exhausted selves from exams past, we'd also say that it is normal to feel this way sometimes, even if our dreams have come true and we are finally studying medicine, since these emotions are also a part of the spectrum of our emotions, and it's alright to always seek help.
Most of all, we would tell ourselves to be engaged in an association in which we believe in and are passionate about, may it be swimsa or any of the other infinite existing associations, and to pour our hearts into it because no matter how trying it can be at times, at the end of the day you will be proud of the version of yourself looking back at you in the mirror.
Medicine is tiring and exciting and a bundle of emotions all at once, but it is also not only about the final destination, no matter how exciting it seems, but also about the journey getting there and cherishing it.
Yours truly,
Erica Piccinni | Vice President of Communication (VPC) 22/23
Bansi Butani | Journal Coordinator
