Noura Dawass

174 A CKNOWLEDGMENTS During my time at P&E, I had the opportunity to meet many lovely people. Many of them will always be my friends. I would especially like to thank Vil- borg for the good times we spent together and for always taking the initiative to arrange activities and outings that involve as many people as possible, inside and outside the department. Thanks Karsten, Carla, Samira, Vincent, Mohamed, Hakan, Mengmeng and Elyas for joining those activities and for the nice conver- sations during working hours. Thanks Gustavo and Nikos for creating a lively at- mosphere in our office, for introducing me to your lovely wives, and for the con- stant moral support. Thanks Rishabh, Simone, Stephan and Manas for the fun times. Our hangouts with Fatma made the pandemic much more bearable. Last but not least, thank you Fatma for being sweet and supportive, and for our beau- tiful friendship. I will particularly miss drinking coffee with you by the canals. I would like to also thank all of my friends for the nice times that helped me recharge and escape. Thanks to the friends who I met in the Netherlands, Zahra, Sarah, Ezgi, and Joyce. I am also grateful for my close friend Nouf. Thanks for the lovely times. Meeting with you always felt like home. Thanks for my friends back in Qatar, Dana, Rym, and Michelle. Warmest thanks to my best friend, Tamara, who I felt her love and support even when I was so far away. Finally, I would to thank my family. Thanks to my parents for believing in me and supporting me and working hard for our family. Thank you mama for always giving out what you can and for your sacrifices. Thanks to my siblings for teaching me so much. Especially, I would like to thank my sister Dania. You were always there for me. I couldn’t have done this without you.