by Federica Raguseo, PhD Student, Department of Chemistry
Tears and raindrops make the same sound when they hit the ground
“Tears and raindrops make the same sound when they hit the ground” I once told my grandma when I was no older than seven.
She had smiled and told my entire family I was going to become a poet. But truth being told, I wasn’t trying to be foretelling or poetic. There was no second layer, no hidden meaning, no metaphor in my words. I was simply making an observation.
And so, I became a … scientist.
My fascination with water started early and did not falter through the years.