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For a long time, I thought I was waiting for a visa. But I’ve realized I was actually waiting for a way out. The visa became my only imagined exit from the life I was afraid of being stuck in. So every time I thought about moving forward, I wondered, What if the visa comes? […]

Every month, there are days when I feel unstoppable. I wake up motivated and feel like nothing can stop me. I want to learn everything, do everything, build everything. And then there are days when life just sucks. Getting anything done feels difficult, especially during the days when I’m more emotional and everything annoys me.

Lately, I’ve realised that no matter how productive I try to be, my mind always circles back to the life I’m waiting to return to. I’ve been reading, learning Spanish, studying Traditional Chinese Medicine, writing this blog, and slowly getting back into exercising. On paper, it looks like I’m making good use of this season.

I took a nine-day tour through China, hoping it would give me a break from reality. For nine days, it did. I wandered through new cities, admired landscapes I’d only ever seen in photos, ate incredible food, and met people who, for a brief moment, became part of my journey. My days were full, my

What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question I’ve been asked countless times, and one I never quite knew how to answer. Whenever I did answer, it was always different. Now, I think I understand why. There isn’t just one answer. For the longest time, I believed I had to

There was a time when I pinned everything on Pinterest. The places I wanted to visit. The homes I dreamed of living in. The little luxuries I hoped to buy one day. Every pin felt like a promise to myself—a reminder of what I was working towards. But somewhere along the way, I stopped. Maybe

I admire people who don’t give a f*** about what others think of them. The people who seem so certain of their decisions. The ones who don’t waver when opinions start flying in from every direction. The ones who trust themselves enough to keep going, even when everyone else has something to say. Some days,

Two nights ago, I had a vivid dream about rainbows and celestial skies. Then the following day, I saw a rainbow while going about my day. It felt like one of those small moments that makes you pause for a second. Today, I received two pieces of good news. My step 2 application is finally

There are moments when I feel low, and without realizing it, I start comparing my life to everyone around me — people on social media, people I grew up with, even friends and family. I look at how certain everyone else seems. How they have achievements to celebrate, milestones to announce, lives that appear stable

Whenever people hear about my situation, they usually tell me the same thing — to give up. They say 9 months of uncertainty is a waste of time. That I should forget about it, stay where I am, get a stable job, and move on with life. But I’ve realised that many of the people