There’s a trip I took when I was very young that deserves justice, and that’s why I’m bringing it back here. I call it the pictureless trip, since – believe it or not – there isn’t a single picture of it. Hard to believe today, right? This was my quinceañera trip to the Dominican RepublicContinue reading “Pictureless memories”
Category Archives: Feelings
Mental health is a privilege, until it’s not
This piece isn’t about travel, but about a film that left me thinking long after the credits rolled. I felt it deserved a space here. It took me two weeks to gather the courage to watch Straw, by Tyler Perry (spoiler alert!). I hesitated to watch it because of everything I’d seen on social media.Continue reading “Mental health is a privilege, until it’s not”
And old tale for ladies
This post is about something I’ve been sitting with for a while. It’s personal, opinionated, and grounded in curiosity like most lessons I try to write about. I don’t intend to convince anyone but rather openly talk about the stories we’re told, especially when those stories are about our own bodies. There’s a dominant narrativeContinue reading “And old tale for ladies”
The beggar and the xenophobe
On the Christmas eve morning in 2022, I landed in Budapest to spend the holiday season with my partner’s family. This Christmas was different. It was the first one we spent with his 84-year old lovely grandma post-Covid, and I wasn’t thinking as much as I used to in the gifts I would give, butContinue reading “The beggar and the xenophobe”
Random Lessons 