Our Entangled Threads

When the pandemic altered their university life in Amsterdam, three graduate students were left stranded between ambition and survival. Johan's calm began to crack under isolation, Kenta's careful routines dissolved into anxiety, and Chandresh fought hard to keep everyone grounded amidst mental fatigue.

Their research about using algae to reduce water pollution, affectionately known as Project Chloris, became a mirror to their own struggle to stay sane and connected. From late-night arguments over data analysis and interpretation to quiet dinners where no one could articulate what was on their mind, each of them learned that perhaps friendship wasn't the absence of conflict but what could grow after the storm's passing. As the months stretched on, they had to ask themselves as they unraveled the tangled mess: what was resilience? Was it enough to endure and survive or were they about to be changed for the worse?