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Continue reading →: On Friendship
“Nearly everything I know about love, I’ve learned from my long-term friendships with women.”― Dolly Alderton, Everything I Know About Love I was talking with one of my best friends on the phone recently, just getting into all sorts of conversation, and eventually he said, “You know, I truly believe that the… Read more…
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Continue reading →: I Started Running Again. And It Changed My Life for the Better.
My love story with runnig… Let me start by saying this: I was not always a runner. In fact, I hated long-distance running. I grew up an athlete. I played field hockey and then spent most of my life playing competitive tennis. Running was never something you chose to do,… Read more…
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Continue reading →: The beauty and tragedy of love…I am a self-proclaimed lover girl, a hopeless romantic, and my friends would probably describe me the same way. It is perhaps my greatest strength and, at times, my greatest weakness. To wear your heart on your sleeve is to feel more deeply, to experience more intensely. There is a… Read more…
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Continue reading →: Endings and New Beginnings
For anyone who feels stuck and craves a fresh start but believes they don’t deserve it, it’s okay to begin anew. It’s acceptable to say, “This is not working for me,” and take a different path. One important thing to remember is that you cannot turn back; you must keep… Read more…
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Continue reading →: A Note on graduatingI graduated almost a year ago (May 2024), so I thought it was time to reflect on my college experiences and life since parting with college life through writing. I am also 99% sure I had a dream about graduation last night, but I do not quite remember. But let’s… Read more…
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Continue reading →: My European Summer of 2023Lately, I’ve been reminiscing a lot about my summer of 2023 and my time spent in Europe, studying abroad in Stockholm, Sweden. I’m feeling a strong sense of yearning to go back and see all the beauty I saw then, to re-experience the time I had there. Nostalgia is funny,… Read more…
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Continue reading →: An Update and a PromiseHi. So… I haven’t been very active with this blog lately, mostly because of big life changes and other things getting in the way, but I desperately want to change that and start writing and posting here again. Mostly to work on my writing skills and to catalog all my… Read more…
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Continue reading →: A Dive into the Moomin TrollsThe Moomin trolls, created by Tove Jansson, are iconic, hippo-like characters that originated in a series of Swedish books and have become a cultural phenomenon in Finland. They embody themes of acceptance, community, and nature, inspiring generations. Jansson’s artistry and storytelling have made the Moomins beloved worldwide. Read more…
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Continue reading →: Scrambled Eggs: Alice B. Toklas’ wayOn a fine Sunday, I tried a scrambled eggs recipe from Samin Nosrat’s Salt Fat Acid Heat—inspired by Alice B. Toklas. Astonishingly simple but delicious. Read more…
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Continue reading →: A Home Cook’s Attempt to Cook Every Recipe from Samin Nosrat’s book “Salt Fat Acid Heat”My attempt to master all four essential elements of cooking – Salt, Fat, Acid, and Heat – by cooking through Samin Nosrat’s NYT Bestseller cookbook. Read more…
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