https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4 Tried not to overthink here en-us 2020-08-06 15:56:54 UTC 2024-11-25 01:00:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f469-1f393.png ferghanaa https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671553765 I am obsessed with Pakistani/Indian classical music including ghazals. I really enjoy singing as well and hope I can get trained in classical music some day. I also enjoy playing the ukulele but am a novice at it. My idea of a perfect hangout is a jam session with friends and this is what I've missed the most after Covid-19. It's not an exaggeration when I say that listening to the kind of songs I like instantly makes me feel better if I am having a tough day.

Also a massive fan of Prateek Kuhad and Ali Sethi. If you know any of them, hit me up and we can obsess over them together! :D]]> 2020-08-06 17:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671553765 ferghanaa https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671561150 Will be pursuing an LL.M. at Harvard Law School.

The gif aptly represents my reaction both when I got the Fulbright, and when I got into Harvard.

Honestly, getting to go to Harvard Law on the Fulbright was not even a dream I dared to have, since it was just that unlikely. Feel extremely blessed and lucky to have the opportunity, even if in a virtual setting.]]> 2020-08-06 17:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671561150 ferghanaa https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671568179 I'm from Pakistan, and my native language is Urdu. It's a beautiful language and I have been trying to learn more about it recently, especially poetry and literature in Urdu. ]]> 2020-08-06 17:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671568179 ferghanaa https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671578155 Here's a picture of me begging Hogwarts to send me my letter already.

My visit to Universal Studios, Florida back in 2017 was particularly memorable because the butterbeer that I had there tasted exactly like I expected it to, and that really made my day. 

Also, I have recently discovered Harry Potter audiobooks and life is 10x better now. :)]]> 2020-08-06 17:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671578155 ferghanaa https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671582494 The three pictures are from:

1. The US when I went on the Global UGRAD Exchange Program and was lucky enough to travel from California to Florida to Niagara Falls to NYC. But the best day I had was this; remember the beautiful sunset at Santa Monica like it was yesterday. (Spring Break, Santa Monica, LA, 2017)

2. Italy, when I attended the Ventotene International Seminar and almost drowned because I didn't know how to swim but went in anyway because all these lovely people around me wanted me to have the experience and helped me stay afloat :D (Ventotene, Italy, 2018)

3. Nepal, where I attended an International MUN funded by the US Embassy and visited many temples, a very enlightening experience (Kathmandu, Nepal, 2018) ]]> 2020-08-06 17:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671582494 ferghanaa https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671602052 I have gotten legal awareness against harassment and self-defence sessions conducted for women in my city as part of small community development initiatives. I have also been a part of video awareness series on sexual harassment at the workplace and am super proud of it since these topics are extremely important to me.

Having said that, I must acknowledge that discussing gender roles, inequality and the patriarchy is not easy, and I try to educate myself on it often academically as well as otherwise. ]]> 2020-08-06 17:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ferghanaa/kxzhi0l0ugvausg4/wish/671602052