2019 Resolution: Leaving my 15 Year Old Self Behind
Being at a point in life where I’m headed towards adulthood, but not quite sure whether or not I’m ready for it, I decided there are some conversations I need to have with myself. My friends and I casually joke…
What Getting Rejected from My Dream Job Felt Like
I suffered my first ever job rejection today – a job that I had dreamed of having since the past four years. The haunting rejection came through an e-mail and I knew what it was about before even opening it.…
How to Cure Your Wanderlust without Traveling
We’ve all wondered about Doraemon’s “anywhere door” being a very efficient mode of travelling; since we don’t have it (yet), let’s look at some temporary fixes. The other day a cousin recommended food from a place, and I felt like…
The Time I Jumped Off a 160m High Bridge in Nepal
Hold your horses. I am not referring to my occasional thoughts of doing this in the hopes of escaping this adult life. I actually jumped off a bridge as a ‘recreation’- well, let’s stick to it for the sake of…
How to Be More Antisocial
“I know you have to get out of your house, so you are invited some place and you go and as soon as you walk in the door, oh my God. It’s death. It’s death. I can’t believe it, oh…
Eastern Influence: Flaunt your Vogue
Do you wear your clothes or do your clothes wear you? In conversation with Abtahee A. Wasee (19), co- founder of Eastern Influence, Joyeeta delves into his notion that perceptions are wearable. Bangladesh is possibly one of the biggest textile…
How to Tame Your Dragons: Convincing a Girl’s Parents to Let Her Go on Trips
We are all aware of what envy feels like. For me, it often takes the form of going through my social media when my friends are on a trip. If those aesthetic pictures and check-ins feel like torture, just wait…
Six Letters to Six People in High School, University and Beyond
If I have to be honest with everyone else, then first, I have to be honest with myself. And that starts by admitting that I don’t like this. I don’t like that I have nothing to do with the place…
Why Your Friendships Change After You Graduate
Friends. You can't live with them; you can't live without them. I guess you can say that about people in general, too. But with friends, it has a special meaning. The way one changes his circle as he moves up…
I am a Bangladeshi Girl, and I Smoke Weed. Here’s Why.
I am a simple, naïve, typical Bangladeshi girl. I was raised to believe that people who smoke, drink or do any form of drugs are evil. And I had legit reasons for believing that, because at that point in my…
