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Shakira

Shakira

Confessions of an unconventional life — the unspoken emotions of unfulfilled life purpose, whilst…

I grew up on a diet of books that promised me a happily ever after. I used to visit the book exchange in the small farm village, called…

Jan 16, 2022

Confessions of an unconventional life — the unspoken emotions of unfulfilled life purpose, whilst…

Jan 16, 2022

Shakira

My grandfather’s garden

The Chinese brought their beloved lychee tree in the 1800’s to India, which is a large, evergreen, subtropical tree that was then…

Nov 23, 2021

My grandfather’s garden

Nov 23, 2021

Shakira

A Guide on How to Make Friends in a New City and Cope with Loneliness

As I find myself yet again feeling like a stranger in my birth country and missing the cultural diversity of the various friends I made in…

Feb 4, 2021

A Guide on How to Make Friends in a New City and Cope with Loneliness

Feb 4, 2021

Shakira

Solo Female Travel: A piece of heaven in Guatemala

How dreamy are these pics of early, mornings, a solitary fisherman and views of a volcano overlooking a lake while bathing? Or the elegant…

Jan 29, 2021

Solo Female Travel: A piece of heaven in Guatemala

Jan 29, 2021

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Sensory Recipe: Vegan, Dairy-Free Almond Basil Pesto

Its such a delightful pleasure and a joyful experience going into a herb garden and picking fresh leaves of basil and other herbs to make…

Jan 23, 2021

Sensory Recipe: Vegan, Dairy-Free Almond Basil Pesto

Jan 23, 2021

Shakira

My Eclectic Self Development Reading List

Before I left Chicago, I downloaded a lot of new books, preparing for the long flight home as well as the potential pandemic and isolation…

Jan 22, 2021

My Eclectic Self Development Reading List

Jan 22, 2021

Shakira

The Green Gold of Guatemala: A Food Explorer’s Treasure

I was scrolling through travel pics, feeling saudade or a deep yearning for my travel days and all the amazing food I loved trying in…

Jan 19, 2021

The Green Gold of Guatemala: A Food Explorer’s Treasure

Jan 19, 2021

Shakira

Tools for Mental Wellbeing: Meditation

“Nothing has ever opened my eyes like Transcendental Meditation has. It makes me calm and happy and it gives me peace and quiet in what’s…

Jan 13, 2021

Tools for Mental Wellbeing: Meditation

Jan 13, 2021

Shakira

On the heartbreak of leaving a city and life after apartheid

So..the day has finally come, or will be coming very soon. The day I say goodbye to so many beautiful souls that have crossed my path and…

Jan 9, 2021

Chicago skyline and Riverwalk with raised bridge

Jan 9, 2021

Shakira

Dreaming in Farsi in Chicago, displacement, and the comfort of food

It’s the last Saturday in my warm cosy apartment in River North in Chicago and I am poring over the pages of a book to calm my mind and…

Jan 8, 2021

Dreaming in Farsi in Chicago, displacement, and the comfort of food

Jan 8, 2021

Shakira

Shakira

Brown girl, finding her way in this world, searching for purpose. Writing about feelings, displacement, food, relationships and adulting. Lived in 3 continents.

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