Christmas, for me, does not look like a city skyline. It looks like long two-lane roads cutting through open fields. It looks like fences stretching across winter-pale grass and trees standing bare against a wide sky. It looks like Western Loudoun County in December,…
Winter began in motion but quickly settled into something more introspective. After nearly a month travelling through Southeast Asia, we returned to London in the early hours of December 8th, stepping out into damp, cold air that felt almost theatrical in its greyness. Winter…
I landed in Hong Kong on a Sunday evening, arriving from Singapore just as the sky was turning dark. It was my first time in Hong Kong, and notably, my first time anywhere that is officially part of China. I have not yet been…
I arrived in Singapore on the evening of 11 November, stepping into air so humid it felt almost physical. The city shimmered in the dark, immaculate and luminous. At first glance, it presents itself as futuristic with its clean lines, glass towers and systems…
Autumn 2025 unfolded as a season of return and departure, of unpacking and repacking, of settling in and setting off again. It began on a volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic and ended somewhere between Bangkok traffic and London frost. In between,…
I didn’t go to Santiago for a holiday. Like my first visit to Dubai, it was a work trip, the kind where days are structured around meetings and meals are squeezed in where they fit. Those trips tend to offer a particular way of…
Visiting Malawi with The Sparkle Foundation was more than a trip; it was a journey into the heart of a community working to create hope and opportunity. Over the course of a week, I witnessed children learning and playing, families striving for self-sufficiency, and…
In 2024, I had the chance to visit Dubai for the very first time. It was technically a work trip, but since I had never been to the UAE or anywhere in the Middle East apart from Egypt, I was excited to see what…
Welcome to another Seasonal Digest! Reflection is an important part of life and in my effort to be self-aware and grateful, I will go through a summary of what’s been going on in my world season by season. This Seasonal Digest covers Winter 2020/2021…
If you’re like me, you’re probably getting really tired of being stuck inside or perhaps stuck outside doing the same things over and over again. Sure, lockdown number 1 was not too bad because we made banana bread and enjoyed some Springtime sunshine. Lockdown…