Part B: How you overcame challenges to achieve your ambitions in life so far
There is something that is common to everyone and everyone wants to get better at coping with: having difficulties in life. We can’t escape challenges in life. But, so far what I have learned from my experience is that we have to do what needs to be done even when it’s challenging and out of our comfort zone.
I come from a small town where I was in a girl’s school. Life was relatively easy back then. Most of us live in a bubble until we live with our parents in a protective and sheltered environment, same was the case with me. But soon after I had to step out of my parent’s home to pursue Mechanical Engineering by moving to the city, Mumbai. You can imagine the number of girls in our class as the name of the course says it all! From a girl’s school to mechanical engineering, from a small town to Mumbai, a city that never sleeps, my journey has been surely challenging. It was hard to adjust with the fast pace of the city, travelling in locals was altogether a new experience and even talking to all the boys in my class to actually work with them was difficult. I remember getting emotional because I would miss my parents, I would even get nervous to talk to my classmates because some of them were really intimidating. This seems funny now, but at that point of time, it was difficult. Eventually, I realized that moving out for my career was my choice. So, I had to make the best of the situation by taking one day at a time and trying my best to adjust. I think facing challenges might seem overwhelming sometimes but once we really start taking baby steps to actually get through, situation starts changing. Establishing my own identity in an already male dominating course was surely challenging but it has been a great journey, not to mention I have got friends for lifetime during this phase of my life! This struggle to get a sense of belonging has given me confidence, I have become independent and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
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