Jan 15Far From HomeA student’s life abroad Having spent the better part of my adult life in this ever-winter Wonderland (Russia), I find myself facing the prospect of going home. Mind you, not permanently. Probably a maximum of three weeks and yet I’m filled with dread just thinking about it. Borders have been…Living Abroad3 min readLiving Abroad3 min read
Oct 28, 2022All I do is Suffer…Suicide notes “All I do is suffer,” “Every moment is pain.” These are the words in the suicide note written by Arthur — not his real name. A man plagued by demons that could only be quieted by the sweet release of death. Or so he reasoned in the 11…Suicide3 min readSuicide3 min read
Mar 31, 2022The Mother of All Writer’s BlocksIt’s been a rough couple of years. Here’s the dollar for every time someone says that. But for a person who uses writing as a way to cope or make sense of things, I haven’t written much and that is very concerning. Not that there haven’t been any efforts on…Writers Block3 min readWriters Block3 min read
Mar 22, 2022Zetflix — Russia fights backIn the face of sanctions and restrictions. A couple of weeks ago, my Russian classmates were laughing at me and my friend ( who’s also a foreigner) when they found out that we had Netfix subscriptions. …Russia3 min readRussia3 min read
Mar 1, 2022The Sad Truth about being on the side of the Aggressor(The Russia-Ukraine conflict) 23 February or more commonly known as Defender of the Fatherland Day, (quite the mouthful there), began as any other 23 February before it. Exempted from learning, I woke up at my leisure and prepared for a productive day in my design. …Russia Ukraine Conflict3 min readRussia Ukraine Conflict3 min read
Aug 1, 2020Good Boss, Bad BossAnd me… Can you truly call yourself an adult until you’ve had a Bad Boss? Or its delightful counterpart, the Good Boss? I think not. During my short span of ‘adulting’ I’ve had both. And they have opened me up to new things about myself and the world around me…Badboss3 min readBadboss3 min read
Published in Swap Language·Jun 5, 2020Is Learning in a Foreign Language a Good Idea?The long and short of it. It’s no secret that I’m extremely fond of the r-busting, colorful language that we call Russian. But is doing my degree program in this language taking it a tad bit too far? Doing medicine has kind of always been in the cards for me…Foreign Language Learning3 min readForeign Language Learning3 min read
May 1, 2020I’m not enough……to make them stay My mom is an incredible woman. No, scratch that. She is a goddess, the very embodiment of all things truly amazing. I mean, she had to have been to give birth to all of this *gestures lavishly to self*. …Reflections4 min readReflections4 min read
Feb 11, 2020Surviving College without my ‘tribe’The defining decade… I’m a giver! And I’m proud of it. But there is a thin line between giver and doormat. I’ve been toeing it diligently for too long. College is amazing and exciting. Away from home for the first time and finding one’s place in the world. …College4 min readCollege4 min read
Jan 24, 2020Chasing CupidLove across screens. I reached out and caressed my computer screen with a gentle finger as though the glass wall and the millions of miles didn’t exist between us. In my mind, I was caressing her silky dark tendrils in a way that calmed her. On the screen, her torrent…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
