 Namaste! My name is Praveena Shrestha, I'm from Nepal. Starting in Ayatzee, I have got an opportunity to explore different cultures and ideas from different people in the world, but we all have the same goal to address the water and sanitation issues in our own countries. Delft is a beautiful city to live in. I came from a landlocked country with the top of the world to live in a minusc level and it was an amazing experience to live in a well-planned city with greeneries, canals, ancient art and history and the unpredictable weather. The one and half year master's program in Ayatzee Delft is very intense with lots of coursework and group assignments but it also taught me to push myself further and develop skills on independent research and also working on theme. For the first few months it was an amazing time starting in Ayatzee Delft, interacting with people from different countries and also sharing my own culture and tradition to the world. Then the pandemic started with lots of uncertainties. Our face-to-face class was also changed into online mode and we are all coping with the new mode of learning and teaching. Our international field trip was also cancelled because of the safety reasons but before the pandemic started we got an opportunity to visit some of the wastewater treatment and sanitation systems in Netherlands. It has been a tough year but it is also a year of great learning. I feel blessed to have my family and friends who supported me during these difficult times. My thesis research is about assessing the nature-based solutions to enhance the performance of urban drainage system. There are many cities in the world where the sanitation system and urban drainage systems are affected by the hydro-metrological risks such as landslide and flooding. I believe my research will help to address these issues and provide safe and sustainable sanitation and urban drainage systems in the world.