 I'm from South Africa and I did my bachelor's at the University of Cape Town and then decided to come here to the TSE for two reasons. The first of which is the TSE is an extremely well-rated, internationally well-known university and the degree programme is also really flexible and has allowed me to change my mind and decide the direction I want my studies to go in. And secondly, Toulouse is a really wonderful city to live in. It's well known as a very good student city and I've really loved living here and really glad that I have two years to spend in the city. At the end of my first year I feel really settled, I've made good friends, I've enjoyed my studies and I feel very comfortable in Toulouse. That said, it did take some time to adjust for me as it's very far away, quite a foreign culture and obviously the language barrier has taken some time. But early on there were a lot of organisations and events to help us make friends and feel at home in the TSE and that's really helped as well as Toulouse is a very easy city to get accustomed to and to find one's way. I'm very satisfied at the end of this first year which is quite strenuous, you do a lot of courses but as a result I feel like I have a very good understanding of all the key sub-fields of economics and a deep understanding that I can take further into any sort of career as an economist. It's a really great place to be a student on all fronts, sort of the facilities and the lecture halls and everything are very nice and it's really great to study here. And then afterwards Toulouse is a great place to be a student, there's a lot to do. For instance you can go to Plastinand Pier with your friends for a drink and that's right next to the TSE building. So it's a really great place on both fronts to study and also to take a break from studying. For me the common good and the common good approach to economics is all about ensuring that the economic systems and the work that I do or that we do really promotes the welfare of all individuals in the society and really thinks deeply about the moral issues and the justice issues pertaining to any sort of economic system. So for instance I'm very interested in developments and environmental work and that would be very much focusing on really improving people's lives and really having that as the core focus of my work.