My name is Charmaine Magosvongwe and I am a young and enthusiastic lawyer from Zimbabwe. I am currently enrolled in the Human Rights and Multilevel Governance Master program at the University of Padova, brought here by my desire to deepen my knowledge in human rights, international law and diplomacy. Before I embarked on this journey, I had certain ideals and expectations of how my experience would turn out. I had imagined attending classes in the ancient buildings of Padova

When I was a kid, I was taught this about my country: “Vietnam has golden forests and silver seas”. It sounds silly, I know, but it just means my country has many natural resources which will never be exhausted. Because of this "lesson", during my childhood I easily fell into similar myths of unending wealth about climate change like a stupid kid (yes, I totally believe I was stupid back then). When I grew older, I read more, learned more, and challenged my own thoughts about

Writing a paper is never easy and the whole thing might become more complicated if the paper concerned is the dissertation. It can take away patience, time, energy, and sometimes even your social life. Short or not, the dissertation process can be tough. But hey, it’s just a period! Who am I to say this? My name is Ilaria, 23 years old, life-enthusiastic, and, most importantly, a fresh graduate student in the Master course Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance. After a bach