Category: Lifestyle

I remember standing in a bustling market in New Delhi, surrounded by a dizzying kaleidoscope of textiles, only to realize that my suitcase was filled with nothing but “trends” that felt utterly…

I remember sitting in a cramped, dimly lit apartment in South Delhi during my final year at LSE, staring at a mountain of international relations journals while the humid evening air pressed…

I remember sitting in a dim, drafty hotel room in Kathmandu last autumn, staring at a lukewarm cup of chai and feeling a profound sense of failure because I wasn’t “optimizing” my…

I once tried the whole positivity thing. You know, the “wake up and smile at the mirror” routine. I lasted two days. On the third morning, I caught a glimpse of my…

I used to believe that sustainable living was just an excuse for people to justify their weird collections of glass jars and mismatched socks. My apartment was a museum of my failed…

I remember sitting in a dimly lit jazz club in Old Delhi, the air thick with humidity and the scent of jasmine, where the music didn’t just hit my ears—it settled into…

I remember the first time I tried to explain Thanksgiving to my in-laws. Picture this: a room full of people who’ve never heard of turkey day, and I’m standing there, carving a…

I used to think I was a savior. Picture me, bright-eyed and naive, clutching my Lonely Planet guidebook, convinced I’d change the world with a shovel and some good intentions. I hopped…

I once found myself whispering sweet nothings into a phone, well past midnight, to a partner who was probably as tired of hearing them as I was of saying them. Cross-border love,…