Shakira graduates from online Pennsylvania philosophy course amid coronavirus lockdown
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Shakira got graduated with a degree in ancient philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania.
The entire world is facing lockdown due to coronavirus, as it holds millions of people in their homes, pop diva Shakira make good use of the time by acquiring a degree in ancient Philosophy.
The songstress has graduated with a degree in ancient philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania.
On Thursday Shakira took to Twitter and flaunted her certificate and captioned, "I just graduated from my 4-week Ancient Philosophy course with the University of Pennsylvania (@Penn). I know... my hobbies are very impractical, but it took a lot of hours after the kids were asleep.
I just graduated from my 4 week Ancient Philosophy course with the University of Pennsylvania (@Penn). I know... my hobbies are very impractical, but it took a lot of hours after the kids were asleep. Thank you Plato and predecessors for all the "fun" over the past month! pic.twitter.com/cFTCXDjliX
— Shakira (@shakira) April 23, 2020
The 43-year-old singer is isolating with her two children and husband, professional footballer Gerard Pique at home in Spain.
The course is offered by the University of Pennsylvania via a platform called Coursera.
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Twitterati also shows their reaction to Shakira's achievement, as some of them wrote.
''Imagine the teacher goes 'ok I'm going to randomly pair everyone off for this assignment' and you get Shakira''.a fan wrote.
Imagine the teacher goes "ok I'm going to randomly pair everyone off for this assignment" and you get Shakira
— Lana Del Rey Szn (@RaysGoat) April 23, 2020
Congratulations Shakira! This IS a great accomplishment! I feel like the Allegory of the Cave is particularly relevant in this day and age, and something I think about often. I've only had a modest education philosophy, but it has served me well and I hope the same for you!
— Open Ocean Exploration (@RebeccaRHelm) April 23, 2020
While probing her degree one wrote,''I don’t think you should be wasting your time taking this useless courses when you have kids to take care of and spend valuable time with them. How can you consider anything else more important than quality time with your beautiful kids? Are they not a priority for you?''
I don’t think you should be wasting your time taking this useless courses when you have kids to take care of and spend valuable time with them. How can you consider anything else more important than quality time with your beautiful kids? Are they not a priority for you? 🤦🏾♀️🤷🏽♀️
— Gaby (@Mex06271) April 23, 2020