"Humanity in me"

Time flies so fast! It’s now my 7th month of studying at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi. A semester has passed, but the feelings about this school are still fresh and intact in me…

When I was a high school student, like many other 12th graders, I was extremely confused about my future path. There were too many choices before me and I always wondered which path, which school would be the most suitable choice for me? Honestly, for me at that time, Humanities was not the first choice. But by a chance that is hard to put into words, I decided to take the Humanities exam just one day before the official exam day! I know this choice was somewhat surprising to my parents, but for me it was determination, a reckless "bet" to believe in myself and my path. And luckily, I succeeded. The day I received the admission notice was truly a happy day for me and for the first time in my life I clearly felt how proud my parents were of me!

I still remember clearly the day I went to Hanoi to enroll in school, September 3. That was the first time I saw the University of Humanities. The school was quite spacious with many classrooms, the stone benches in the school were always full of students studying or chatting. A very close and peaceful feeling arose in my heart. After those initial feelings, I learned about the historical traditions of the school. And I really felt secure with my initial choice. The University of Humanities is a leading university training in social sciences, it has a long history with veteran lecturers and excellent students. Learning about the tradition of the school made me very proud to be a member of the University of Humanities in particular and a member of the National University of Hanoi in general. And so the first semester began, the student life full of new things really began for me!

When I was a student, I always lived in the protective arms of my parents. When I went to university, it was also the first time I lived away from home. Living independently has never been easy. At first, the new place and new learning environment made me sad, afraid and not easy to open up and integrate. But gradually everything went into its orbit. I received the faculty, received the class, studied with completely new friends. At first, I was a bit confused, but luckily the head teacher of K59 Journalism - Mr. Phan Kien - was a funny, easy-going and approachable person. He helped us break through the initial fears and start getting to know each other. My classmates came from many different places, but the common point was that they were all very kind and approachable. We started to find stable positions in the class and got to know our surroundings. “Hello, what is your name?”, “Where are you from?”,… greetings like that began to bring people from different places closer together. Actually, before entering university, I thought that finding friends to stick with for a long time would be difficult because we all had friends who were close enough before. However, my thoughts gradually wavered when I entered the K59BC collective and especially when I played with the “little devil sisters”. We were clearly strangers, each coming from a different place, but because we sat together, we gradually became strangely attached and close. The feeling of always having a group of friends waiting for us in class, calling our names, eating, drinking, laughing and talking was really fun and close. It was that collective, that special group of friends that made me love Nhan Van more, find Nhan Van more intimate and interesting!

My student years have just begun and I know there are still many things waiting for me ahead. But at least until now, if anyone asks me if I regret overcoming all the barriers and difficulties to take the Humanities exam, the answer is always “No”. I am proud that I dared to choose to pursue the path that I love, convincing my parents to support my path. I am proud that I tried my best and always tried to follow the path I chose even though I know that sometimes that path is very difficult, to the point that it sometimes makes me a little tired. I feel really lucky to be trained in a school with a tradition, studying in a friendly but equally serious environment. The useful study hours, the stressful and serious “Study and take the real exam” exams, lovely friends and other group activities will certainly always be beautiful memories in my student life. In my opinion, Humanities is a big family with challenges and opportunities, with teachers and close friends, a place that thousands of students who have studied and will study here always love and remember. Humanities is a new book to me and I will try to write the beautiful things of student life on those pages!

Once again I just want to say loudly and proudly: "I AM A HUMANITIES STUDENT"!