I used to be an avid reader, but somewhere between schoolwork and being a full-time working adult, I couldn’t manage the time, energy or interest to leisurely read… until it hit me: I haven’t picked up reading again because I have been worried about being judged on what I read (or don’t read). I know…
I Can’t Live Without Creating, But I Struggle To Create
I started this website as a way for me to have my own space for anything I wanted to write about. I hoped, by creating a place that was just mine, I would feel motivated to write and be creative. But I am realizing that I can have the space, the agency and the time,…
Old Books, New Dreams
We were sitting on the third step, unaware that one of the oldest churches in the world was towering right behind us, providing the perfect amount of shade. The Lisboa buildings across from us each radiated in the sunlight with different hues of blues and greens and purples, one of them patterned in tiles with…
5 Things You Can Do Right Now To Start Traveling Cheap
I’m truly shocked at how little people know about traveling cheap. Travel is definitely a privilege, yes, and you can’t have an enormous amount of obligations at home to do it longterm or often, sure, but you also do not need to be rich to travel. You just need to be smart. “But how do you…
I Only Recently Started Embracing Life As An Indian-American
“A third culture kid is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her development years outside their parents’ culture. The third culture kid builds relationships to all the cultures, while not having full ownership in any.” — Ruth Van Reken People find wonder in being in two places at once, as…
