Naz Melisa is from Istanbul, Turkey, and is a graduate of International Relations. She has been volunteering at village schools in different regions of Turkey since high school. She worked as a project assistant for 2 years in non-governmental organizations focused on migration and women entrepreneurs. Carrying out projects on the private sector - public and civil society dialogue, Melisa completed her research internships at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) at the University of Osnabrück and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of European Union and Foreign Relations during undergraduate studies. It is a pleasure for Melisa, who spent an academic year in Poland, to live together with people from different cultures and learn from their experiences. She began learning Spanish owing to her friends and hopes to be fluent by the time she completes her graduate studies.