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To the one that marks the spot

I always thought about how people have so many different needs and how it is heavy to wish to have them all from the same person. I...

In the hope

You like poetry. And I tried. I tried to count the syllables; I wanted to make them rhyme. But I'm prose. I live through a flow. It was...

Agradecimentos

É o fim de uma era. E eu não posso deixar de agradecer às pessoas que seguraram minhas mãos, enxugaram minhas lágrimas, trouxeram...

Acknowledgments

It is the end of an era. And as such, I want to thank everyone who held my hands, dried my tears, brought a smile to my face, and gave me...

I don't want it anymore

I wish things were different I wish we were still together But, as contradictory as it seems I don't want to be with you anymore I wish...

On letting it go

I've been having a hard time because you left me in the dark not so long ago. I've felt completely lost, forgotten, and left behind. They...

Technical debts - how to pay it off

Technical Debts Technical debt is the result of prioritizing speedy delivery instead of good code. It encompasses bugs, legacy code, and...

PhD Candidates meet ETH Executive Board

On the 25th of January, 2023, following up on an event organized by 500 Women Scientists about sexism, harassment, and microaggression in...

It's over, 2022

December is gone already. 2022 is over. It's incredible to stop and see the number of things I could do. It's rewarding to notice I still...

Don't be afraid of being afraid

It's been stressful times. I feel my heart pounding more than ever. My muscles contract involuntarily. And I know: I'm afraid. There's so...

Me, all in words

(I just found this text I wrote a long time ago about myself. How much of it is still me?) I have never broken an arm or a finger. But I...

I won't be there

When we move abroad, we make a pact with ourselves (or, at least, I made one with myself): make the most of the opportunity. We know we...

Can you feel it?

My heart is pounding. I don't feel well. I don't feel unwell either. I'm not fully happy. And I'm also not fully unhappy. "What does that...

When things derails

Not sure about you, but I am often making plans. Sometimes they are not super serious, sometimes not even long-term, but they are quite...

Eu reprovei.

Reprovei meu exame de qualificação. Acabou meu doutorado. É isso mesmo. Se você só queria saber o que aconteceu, foi isso. Reprovei. Uma...

Doutorado: fazer ou não fazer?

Sai do Maranhao em 2010 decidida a fazer meu mestrado e meu doutorado. Terminei o mestrado em 2012 mas não entrei de cara no doutorado....

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