From Home to Home

When I moved to the United States, dating was honestly not at the top of my list. I had just moved across the world, started graduate school, and was still trying to figure out life in a completely new country. Between classes, learning my way around campus, adjusting to the weather, trying to understand how…

I was so excited for my first day of grad school. After everything it had taken to get there — the acceptance email, packing my life into two suitcases, more than 20 hours of traveling, and that final three-hour drive — I was finally about to walk onto campus as a graduate student. There was…

By the time I landed in the U.S., I was exhausted. After more than 20 hours of traveling, I still wasn’t actually at school yet. I ordered an Uber from the airport, loaded my two blue suitcases into the car, and started the final stretch of the journey. It was about a three-hour drive. I…

It all started with an email. “Dear Nadine, congratulations! You have been accepted into the Applied Data Science program.” Everything after that feels like a blur. I remember the excitement. I remember trying to figure out what I needed to pack. And I remember the day it suddenly became real — the day I stood…

Hi, I’m Nadine — welcome to From Home to Home. A few years ago, I left Zimbabwe and came to the United States for graduate school. I thought I was simply moving away from home to earn my degree. Instead, life took a few unexpected detours. Somewhere between classes, assignments, and figuring out life in…