First day

“Hello everyone ! How are you all doing ?? I sure to god hope you’re all fine :D!!
My name is sunshine, which is exactly what I’ll be vomiting for the next 14 weeks! Isn’t that just great?!?! I know we’re going to have SUCH a GREAT time! It’s a shame it’s only fourteen weeks!!

I look at the women in front of the class as she’s giggling and telling her seemingly hilarious story. I zone out completely, just amazed by her capacity to laugh at every word she herself utters in what seems like Madonna-style-English.
She goes on, laughing and staring intensely at everyone of us waiting for a response. I guess she proposed something, not sure what though.
And then a girl to the left starts introducing herself and explaining why she’s here. Aha introductions.

“Hi! my name is Samantha. I’m a 3rd year politics major at London University. And I’m now following this course because I’m really interested in Migration. And I have been ever since my sister married a guy from Uganda.”
“Ahh, wow that’s awesome, I can’t wait to learn more about that throughout this course! Haha!! It’s great that you have a personal interest in the matter.”
I can only be amazed with this manifestation of love and cheery- and happiness. Her brother-in-law is from Uganda and that’s why she’s here?

Some more people go on to introduce themselves, story’s about mailmen from France, grandfathers who are 1 quarter Indonesian, Persian cats and love for water from Italy come buy.
There are only a few people who actually have decent reasons to be here. Like, I’m interested in what moves people to give up the life and world they know when they decide to move to another country. I’m interested in political motivations of people who migrate. I’m interested in how people who migrate see themselves in their new context, etc.

But off course it makes no difference to miss Sunshine who really can’t stop giggling and laughing and speaking in that ridiculous accent she’s made her own. She’s just really excited about all of it!!

14 weeks…I wonder how long it’ll take before I throw up…