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Ayukta: A Tool to Enlighten Life
By Ruchika Dubey Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay Matthew Flickstein I now understand the above quote from Mathew Flickstein in a real way. I know, this tough time is going to pass soon. Though it is a… Read More ›
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How experiencing solitude changed my relationships
By Thaís Stella I thought that I knew how to love someone while respecting my own freedom, but I didn’t. I thought that I was free, but I wasn’t. Here’s how that changed after I spent nearly two months backpacking… Read More ›
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All the feels (on self-validation)
By Europe and Me‘s Robin White People hardly ever describe me without using a “too” in addition. Too honest. Too loud. Too emotional. Too radical. Too angry. Too complicated – you name it. So many feelings, opinions or ideas I’ve… Read More ›
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Big Skinny Lies: How weight loss continues to define me, and possibly you too
By Zsofi Borsi Besides making sure I met the academic requirements of being a ‘top student’, there were two things I wholeheartedly cared about during my high school years: boys that had no idea of my existence, and my weight…. Read More ›
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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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