Category: Between Two Worlds: Expat Life
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I turned 21 this month. I am officially a full time adult and I am so scared of how much life is going to happen in the next 10 years. I am scared and I am struggling. I wonder if you are still allowed to call your mum at all minor inconveniences even after you’re…
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I was about to turn 18 when I got my first tattooMonths and months of thinking, scrolling through the internet for ideasAnd then finally deciding to get one single word tattooedWith each letter in the handwriting of a woman I love, a woman who changed my lifeMy mum, my sister, my teacher and my best…
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“How do I tell my dad I have a yeast infection and the medication is too expensive”A friend said this to me today morning and this got me thinking about dads and their daughters studying abroad. My father and his mom didn’t get along when he was younger; his opinions were too fierce, his tongue…
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I read this beautiful piece written by my dearest Rishika called “Google Maps is giving me directions to a cafe in my own hometown” this morningAnd a fellow Indian in Europe told me “you seem like a very Europeanised Indian girl” last weekI wear my mother’s very traditional-looking vintage ring to university every dayI have…
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I am sorry for being MIA. I know I broke my streak by not posting anything in August but come on, you have to cut me some slack, I just moved continents! For those of you who don’t follow the fabulous life of Jasmita on Instagram lol, I have finally gone back to books and…
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You enjoy the late nights,Wash the dirty dishes with ice-cold waterCollect the empty beer bottles two days after, andMop the floors only once a weekSome days your anxiety might peekAdulting is hard work but the freedom is your prizeIt’s okay to go to work with puffed eyes becauseYou are struggling on some nights and on…
Still Wondering 