also this is late, but i had a great time at ICCEES last week, but thank you to @oulakadhum.bsky.social for motivating me to escape the pre-viva cocoon and chat about migration, childhood, families, and scams.

happy to report that I have officially passed my viva! here’s me as a fresh baby doctor on Friday, including my friend’s son making paper airplanes out of the pages of my thesis