Do you want to go with your grandpa? Of course! Already packed! What an adventure that 20-minute drive to our grandparents’ house was, driving that old road that needed repair – driving there or riding a roller coaster is practically the same thing – in Grandpa’s Clio, listening to the same cassette on blast, andContinueContinue reading “A Happy Place: Grandparents’ House”
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The Two Fridas, Frida Kahlo (1939)
I read a book recently. It mentioned The Two Fridas, so of course, I Googled it. I love how there’s so much in it that you can see and analyze (mind you, I am far from being an expert on this, but I still liked the idea). So, here’s what is see. They’re sitting onContinueContinue reading “The Two Fridas, Frida Kahlo (1939)”
A Happy Place: The Port of Split
The sun is not yet up behind the buildings, but the city is already in a rush. The Port of Split (and the bus station) is probably the only place in the world where all the noises and the crowd don’t make me panic. I get there early to catch a bus that would takeContinueContinue reading “A Happy Place: The Port of Split”
Writing To My High School Self
Van Gogh at Auvers-sur-Oise Writing: High School Me I had this plain white, hardcover notebook in high school that I guarded religiously. It wasn’t a diary, but it was maybe more intimate than that. It contained my writings, something I’m very vulnerable about and possessive of. I remember this sky-blue ink I used and howContinueContinue reading “Writing To My High School Self”
Missing Out On Memories
Terminal. And love isn’t. Love is there after, long after. Love is so terrifying to me because it’s gigantic, intense, and everywhere, which makes everything so much more painful. Every second feels like missing out. Frozen in the moment, trying to freeze time, anxious to make memories last because, very soon, they’ll be all you’reContinueContinue reading “Missing Out On Memories”
The Grace Period
Gustave Courbet, La Mer orageuse1870 Trying to love this life is like pressing a glass of lemonade on my chapped lips.Like I’m really looking for some sweetness to it, but the bitterness is overbearing.
Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha
Things You May Find Hidden In My EarAbout Things You May Find Hidden In My EarAuditory RecollectionsCreative DecisionsPostlude Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From Amazon: Winner of the American Book Award, the Palestine Book Award and Arrowsmith Press’s 2023 Derek Walcott Poetry Prize National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry Finalist “Written from hisContinueContinue reading “Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha”
Where to Eat in Paris? – The Best Places to Try Out
Where to Eat in Paris? The Best Places to Try OutNina’s Bagels and SaladsCafé ConcordeBrasserie de la Tour EiffelCreperie ParisiennePanasiaTrattoria Dell’AngeloMonoprix/FranprixEt voilà Where to Eat in Paris? The Best Places to Try Out We made our way along the riverAnd we sat down in the grass by the Eiffel tower Only we couldn’t do thatContinueContinue reading “Where to Eat in Paris? – The Best Places to Try Out”
A Little Midnight Update
There are days for cleaning, and there are days for resting. Why stress about it? Not everything has to be impeccably clean all the time, and whoever’s bothered by this doesn’t need to come. – My grandma, when I was stressing about my dirty windows An Update? I Wish I Were More Creative With MyContinueContinue reading “A Little Midnight Update”
2 Days in Paris: The best two-day itinerary
A Few Things About Paris2 Perfect Days In ParisDay 1: Eiffel Tower – Arc de Triomphe – Petit Palais – Orsay – TuileriesDay 2: Louvre – Sainte Chapelle – Notre DameParis Was Perfect! Hi, everyone! This poor blog of mine tends to suffer abandonment whenever I’m going through something or my life gets busy. I’veContinueContinue reading “2 Days in Paris: The best two-day itinerary”
My Little Hawk 