This piece was originally published on the British Council Pakistan website. Republished with their kind permission. 27 year-old Maria Khan is this year’s winner of the IELTS Award, the first of its kind in Germany. Maria, originally from Pakistan, has just finished her Bachelor’s course (her second!) at Bard College Berlin. Her application was chosen out of
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Travels in writing: an interview with alumna Aurelia Cojocaru
Subtly overwhelmed by the realization of my graduation, I, like my graduating class fellows, have embarked upon the journey of exploring the world of “what if.” Amidst the swirl of mixed emotions signalling the end of another fruitful academic year at Bard College Berlin, I found myself caught within an entanglement which marks a fixed and certain