The statement of who we are:
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I came from a very nice family thanks to my grand father who was a successful buisnessman and who had nothing when he arrived from poland iunderstood that I had been trying my best to earn that choice. Luckyllu or not I was more or less gifted so I took the “royal path” which seemed the most attractive and actually I think it is.
My dream has always been to build things that people will use in there daily lives, so I chose the good path to do so. But I hope one day I can feel proud of myself.
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My parents and big sisters taught me very soon to be curious about almost everything. Both myfather & mother are fond of arts so I used to be brought to many museums when I was a child.
When my big sisters taught me how to read, I would read as many books as possible. And when one of my sisters showed a real talent in drawing, she made me read the finest French comics.
I guess this curiosity, this thirst for knowledge led me to become an engineer. I wanted to know how the things I used everyday worked, and then I wanted to be able to imagine new things which could be useful for everyone. My biggest chance, I think, was to grow up in a city large enough to provide all kinds of cultural & scientific places to visit.
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“Straight off as a little kid,
I was plunged into two different worlds… on the one side that of my mum with her very British caring personality, and on the other the « pure » French culture given to me by my dad, who was always the one to give me good advice.
I had the opportunity in my childhood to attend the conservatory of music, discovering a whole new dimension, and also got to know French kids, whose families were like mine, some of whom were amazingly open-minded.
I always loved talking to people, but at the start I often realised that with some, creating links wasn’t always as obvious. This is, I’m guessing, what got me interested in communication. And from then on, I’ve been loving my time… so I guess my aspiration is this!
And this newspaper is a bit of this as well… we write our stories, share our points of view… for you to enjoy!
Hope you do.
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I come from a tiny little village in Normandy, not far from the world’s most famous city, Caen. But before that, I used to live near Paris – actually in its suburbs ; those two environments are completely opposed, an apartment in a town compared to a plain house in the calm countryside, not far from the city, though. As a consequence, I have been able to discover and appreciate many different situations, which partly made me the wonderful person I am today.
In Normandy, my school was filled with teachers, some of whom were absolutely wonderful, others, less… I think that it was this school (and these teachers) that gave me interest for science at first, and then drove me to become an engineer, or even a physicist ( I do not know yet which one of the two professions I’ll choose at the end of school).
But my family may have helped me too to find out what my main aspirations are : to discover many things, such as countries, cultures, food… Indeed, the travels we made when I was young awoke me to these interests…
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Far from Grenoble there’s a city called Nancy. These cities have only two things in common : the cold and myself. I was born there and lived with my whole family there, ever since – life was full of joy and I had fun every single day god offered to me, then I went to prépa… What a terrible year ! I found myself all alone encircled by scientists and most of all mathematicians, I had to stop sports, to answer “no” whenever a friend wanted me to go out, my brother and sister left home to work in Paris and even the dog of my neighbour called “Caline” (I mean the dog not my neighbour) died that year. But among all that bad news there was always the same hope, a tiny flame still burning inside my chest : the hope of one day becoming an engineer ! It was my only way out of this sad world and to get back to my life with my family and friends.
But now I’m in a engineering school, I realise that it’s not really the kind of studies I expected and that all I wished in prépa was actually to go to parties and to meet girls who look more like girls than mathematicians. But at least I have funny English lessons so all the sacrifices I’ve made are worth it, for this !
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To begin with, I do believe my family has a great impact on my choices and the way I think. However, paradoxically enough, I don’t know how their influence shaped my aspirations to become an engineer. Indeed, my father often told me I should be a doctor or a teacher because it’s important to have time for your family. Nevertheless, they have always encouraged me in my studies. Actually, I believe I have chosen to become an engineer because it provides you with a world of opportunities. You really can choose the field you are interested in and shape your future. To conclude, There is no denying the world you are from shapes your dreams. However, your aspirations also come from yourself, the person you really are.
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Search for a place in France where the sun is supposed to shine all year long. See it yet? Well, the truth is it may actually rain in Nice, a beautiful place with a climate of its own bordered by sea and mountains.
I spent all my childhood in this environment realizing how lucky I was to have it. And sometimes I think one of the major aspect of my life is luck. Indeed, I was lucky enough to pass an exam that allowed me to enter in an international school at the age of 11.
From that point on, one’s life can only change. It opened new doors and perspectives, new points of view, interaction with foreign people coming from Cyprus or Australia each with their own culture. Our differences made us stronger and (I think) increased my ability to bond and live in society where the benefit of the masses counts more than the ones of individuals.
On the other hand, my life in my own home also had a great influence on making me who I am today . As the oldest of three children, I was the first to encounter the difficulties of life and became the responsible one in my family, the one you could rely on.
Therefore, that is how I see myself today, not totally understanding the world I live in, trying to make the best of it, helping others as much as I can, aware of how lucky I was to be given the chance to decide my own path. I want to enjoy every moment of my life and aspire to become others may rely on.
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The world I’m from is a galaxy far far away. In fact, my story starts a long time ago. The Jedi rebels didn’t manage to kill the evil emperor so I’ve been sent here to become an engineer, so as to design a powerful device whose purpose is help the rebels.But mom what are you doi.. Oh yeah I think I was just dreaming.
The world I wake up in is not that special. There are still some of my books I used to read in my childhood. I think the fact that I was reading a lot of science magazines made me chose the “way of science”. And infact my father is really manual and builds or repairs a lot of things. That may have made me kind of creative. Moreover, I’m rather a person who likes dreaming. I think those are all the reasons that made me chose (or guided me to) the engineer carreer.
So yeah, maybe at some point I might me able to help those rebels (or I could be able if only they were real) but I’ll be fine if I can stay creative and enjoy my engineer life (which is bound to come really fast, I think)
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I’m just a poor boy, from a poor family, never needed sympathy. Always
been easy come, easy go, sometimes little high or little low… but my
life never really mattered to me as long as the wind blew. I’ve never
meant to make my momma cry.. I wish I didn’t.. I’ve sometimes wished
I’d never been born at all you know… But it’s something you have to
get over with, cause in the end, it doesn’t really matter. I made my
mom understand that I felt guilty, a burden on her shoulders, and
everyday I told her not to cry if I wasn’t back at that time the next
day, and to carry on with life… the wild will always keep blowing…
I’ve also always been frightened by thunderbolts and lightning… it
also shaped me into who I am now… I actually felt the need for
running away… but I hardly could.. I felt the pressure from my mom..
she needed me.. I was praying every night “Mamma mia let me go” like
it was meant to be, pulled strings by a higher power.. God or the
devil, Belzebub, itself..
I felt that rage in me.. I was dying in there.. You just can’t love
someone and leave them to die..
It all shaped me in a strong way.. I finally managed to get out of
there, and here I am now, on the road to success, meant to be a
successful engineer at Phelma. I feel accepted now, and that’s all I
want for my future, it’s my ultimate dream…
Anyway the wind blows, doesn’t really matter to me…
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PhoeniXclusivE 