They left hearth and home to study in Nijmegen. Due to online classes, a lack of social activities and travel restrictions, international students haven’t had an easy time this year. Film-maker Ivana Smudja made four portraits of those students. Today: Gabriel Raya from Mexico, who started to appreciate Nijmegen even more during the lockdown. He likes to see things in the right perspective: there are always people in a more precarious situation than you.