Non-Work-Identity
During the vast majority of time in Lille I interact with people from my own school, it makes sense in a way, it is my main environment of being and there are about 1500 students in HEI.
That being said, we're all engineering students. We all kind of float in the same direction since we study similar things even if there are different specialisations. And overall being in these studies is already something that makes us all alike.
This Saturday, we went to grab a drink with friends of friends and that is when I realised that it was probably one of the first times that I sat down with students from other universities and other fields in Lille.
This realisation was rather surprising to myself. Mostly because I have sat down with students from different faculties on multiple occasions, simply not in Lille. It is what happens when I go back to Estonia.
It is refreshing to be in a different setting, where no one really knows what an engineer really is and thus we get to go into what we are outside of studies.
This is coming around to a question of identity. What am I if I take away the engineering? The fact is that it has eaten up a solid chunk of time and thus it is easiest to define oneself by what you study or what you do for work.
Interestingly enough when I am speaking to someone else I do not consider their studies or their work to be their personality. These details will surely help me get an idea of the person, but nothing more.
That being said, when asked to define myself without engineering, I will struggle. Many of the things I do are because of engineering or thanks to it. Seems like I have some work to do on my "non-work-identity".
This Week's Suggestions:
Very nice and mellow electronic beat for the quiet Sunday reflection I am having. I am certain it will be a nice start to the week as well!
Till next time!
