Author Archives
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Expect the Unexpected
By Victoria Reissner Many times, I have asked myself why I left leave Buenos Aires, quit my job, left my family and friend behind to move to Europe. This was around 5 years ago and I would normally struggle to… Read More ›
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Shattering glass ceilings beats squeezing into glass slippers
By Chavi Agarwal I was all of 7 when my mother dressed me up as a “Business Woman,” in my Show and Tell on “What you want to be when you grow up!” My entire childhood I was encouraged to… Read More ›
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A Common Reality
By Sophie Dunne He is pale like a cloudHis skin like melting ice cream Blowing me kisses as I work Leaning far over his seat About to fallAs he devours my presenceAnd attempts to maul He stands to stretch as I approach that area And… Read More ›
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Ladies, Wine, and Design in Manila
By Chem Torrente and Thea Castro Balancing life and survival in a world that’s full of competition, gender inequality, and instability can be tough for a lot of women out there. Aside from the external conflicts that each of us… Read More ›
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Chronicles of a Paper Doll
By Shannon Woodworth I’ve been very open about my struggle throughout high school with anorexia and what it means to me to have overcome it. Mostly, I’ve been inspired to share in hopes that it can validate someone else’s story,… Read More ›
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Touch
By Mallory Abreu I used to sleeppassed out cold. Liquor curdling my bloodon a Tuesday dawn. I’d wake and cringe,every fiber of me shrinking from the light. Kick off the covers,wanting so badly to not bepresent in my own bodythat I couldn’t standto feel… Read More ›
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Why we (still) need to talk about contraception
By Bori Toth Hand out a single sanitary pad, warn about teen pregnancies and call it a day: there is a lot of room for improvement for high school sex education. It is supposed to be the main pillar that… Read More ›
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Falling In Love; Roma, I miss you!
By Julia Zalewska Last week, I met with my great friend for a coffee. Sitting in front of her, in our favorite Massolit coffee&books (love them for having NewYorker!), I couldn’t help myself, but notice – she’s madly in love!… Read More ›
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The Outsider Advantage
By Sabriye Tenberken I was born in a family of outsiders. When I was two years old, my parents moved into a village that was located approximately 12 KM south of Bonn, which was the official capital of West-Germany back… Read More ›
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Take up space in a more positive and healthy way
By Silvana Kroni Every cloud and all that. Even COVID. It wasn’t until I had to self isolate (possibly with COVID, we don’t know as it was too early on to get tests at the time) that I threw myself… Read More ›
