If you've spent any time in Kathmandu, you probably have seen boys carrying around a pole, with bags of florescent pink cotton candy hanging off of them, approaching both locals and foreigners trying to sell their product. A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting by a pond at sunset with my boyfriend, and saw... Continue Reading →
When Fear Turns to Racism
At the moment, I have friends scattered around the globe. Canada, the United States, Iraq, Mongolia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Netherlands just to name a few. And with the globalization of our world, everyone is talking about the corona virus. Everyone knows about it, and it seems like everyone is scared. Everyone is... Continue Reading →
And that changed my life
A few weeks back, I got lost in the black hole of the internet and came across a thread. Someone was asking people to name one thing that someone said to you that changed your life. It’s a big question. Lots of people responded with proposals or finding out they were having a child. If I... Continue Reading →
“Our faith should never matter more than our humanity”
Last Friday I woke up to a text from a friend. "There was a terrorist attack in New Zealand" I opened the link he sent me and cried. That doesn't happen in New Zealand. And despite being on the other side of the world, it felt so close to home. It's taken me days to... Continue Reading →