Letter from swimsa´s President

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Salut à tout le monde, liebe Leser:innen, Cari/e studenti/esse

As the days get shorter and the lack of sunlight in our lives becomes more noticeable, we have finally arrived at the last weeks of this year. I hope that you all were able to accomplish the things that you set for yourself in summer. Whether it was to find friends in the new environment for all those starting the studies, to finish the strenuous Master‘s thesis for everyone that is a little further along or to simply enjoy every day to the max. If you weren‘t able to accomplish them don't worry, if I've realised anything in my four and a half years of studying, it's that plans often don't work out the way you want them to.

With this being the first year that has started to resemble pre-pandemic conditions we as students were able to resume our once normal day-to-day life. With all the positive and negative aspects this old new normality brings. Fortunately, tools that helped us through the last two years, mainly podcasts and online lectures, haven't been abolished, enabling us to manage our most scarce resource: time. Don‘t forget to invest this resource in yourself. I am not just talking about educating oneself and thus staying up to date with the studies but also about staying healthy physically and mentally. Go talk with that friend you haven‘t seen in a while, go to that party, go see that new movie you‘ve been dying to see or go take that spa weekend you‘ve been talking about for weeks now. Student life is stressful enough as it is, hence never forget to unplug every once in a while.

I am still in disbelief that my medical school journey is slowly approaching the home stretch and with this in mind I wanted to challenge myself one last time before a more serious part of life begins. I will do my very best to serve as your president for this term and I am so grateful for all the wonderful individuals who will accompany me this year.

Happy holidays, take care of yourself and hopefully see you soon!

Jakub Novotny, in the name of the Executive Board

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