Recognising the own interests and talents as something valuable and precious for the self was a vital and first step to carry them outwards. Knowing that you have something worth sharing and that your role in society can be rewired and redefined by you at any time is an important realisation to me. Over the years of putting myself out there, let it be in theatres, life clubs or at my school, I have learned to enjoy this surface of interacting with other people by spreading my words and ideas, my feelings and values. It leaves something behind. Not just memory but a certain kind of connection. One that holds the potential tail to transform as it moves us all.
POETRY SLAMS
In 2023 I was standing on a stage for the first time. It was a poetry slam in “Junges Theater Göttingen”, where I got to present my poetry after having published my first anthology (poetry collection) “Papiermond” in the editorial “Weg & Vision”. Reading the lines that stemmed out of my individual feelings and experiences and sharing them with a respecting and interested audience was an embossing experience that moved me to continue getting on stages and doing my thing up there.
WORKSHOPS
In 2026, in year 11, I became part of the youth parliament in Göttingen. As a member I was part of initiating a workshop at my school which concerned raising awareness regarding racism and the way we handle it in our society and policies. Together with a friend of mine we visited several classes and got in touch (through an online presentation featuring our key points as well as interactive parts like perspective taking). Having planned and guided the project I noticed that I love bringing value to the people especially in learning contexts and furthermore that this very thing is so crucial for building a common ground and idea of where we are and where we want to strive towards.
SCIENCE EXHIBITIONS
Over the first half of 2026 I took part in the “diFF” Programme at my school which enabled students like me to work on their own passion projects with the aim of exploring one certain research question, a hypothesis that could later be exhibited in different kinds of forms. Having gracefully recognised this opportunity I chose to dedicate my time to researching about neuropsychology, specifically its links to the individual perception of identity with the influence of environmental determinants.