After a pretty stressful week which is finally coming to an end, I wanted to relax with a movie or TV show. Netflix is...
Storytelling
During my very uneventful summer vacation, I took it upon myself to learn a new skill. As many skill-seeking individuals do, I jumped onto...
When the beginning of the pandemic started, everyone I knew was complaining about how little they got to see their friends, and how it...
Childhood is often idealized. Carefree is the synonym almost everybody uses when they are trying to describe this period of life. Coming from a...
I am definitely not one others would consider ‘athletic’. Growing up, I opted to reading a good detective novel, watching a comedy show that...
Lately, I’ve felt so consumed by events in my past as well as fixating on how those will subsequently affect my future, all the...
How Logging Turns Into Genocide or A Reminder of Easter Island During An Attempt For Picnic?
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It’s a beautiful day. Sunny and pleasant. One of those last days of August when the sun loses its power and becomes meek and...
When my parents immigrated to Canada, they wanted to give me a name that held meaning and my roots. My name is of Sanskrit...
#1: it is important to maximize alone time I grew up dreading alone time because of the way I was brought up. I moved...
In Greek mythology, Euphrosyne is the Goddess of Happiness, cheer, and tremendous joy. Her parentage is uncertain, but in some accounts, she was a...
I first came across The Alchemist in fourth grade in the school library. Nestled between The Princess Diaries and All American Girl, it wasn’t something I was drawn to. I...
“…do not hurry the journey at all.” But I’m in a hurry; I don’t have the time, I tell *Cavafy as I interrupt his...
No matter how old we get, we will always find ourselves back in the vicious cycle of self-deprecation. Trends and messages from the media...
My daughter’s battery-operated shark was spinning in circles, glowing in thousands of colors, ruthlessly screaming with a mix of several ear-piercing songs, distracting me...
Understand Beat your fear, face your trauma! Turn them into beauty! “Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.”–Marie...
It all started with Aunt Flo. I was baffled. How can that red spot be an aunt? The message that was sent to me...
The Sims 4 was released on September 2, 2014, the fourth game in The Sims franchise. The original game, The Sims, was released in...
Before the pandemic hit, I was a very busy and high-strung student. My schedules were filled with extra-curriculars, volunteer work, and school clubs. There...
My friend called to postpone our afternoon meeting. She told me, sounding enthusiastic, that she plans to clean her home, to play a little...
“Contrary to what we, the people, have been told, we are the power; we have supreme authority because we are the masses and true...
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Growing up, I have heard this saying many times, mostly by adults aiming to help kids...
“You never go out,” my mom says. It seems like she doesn’t get it. “They call me names, mom–fag, faggot, homo.” “So, why do...
