This is part one of the “I’m All Ears” series I posted about on my social media, where I asked you to ask me your unanswered questions about the world and all its perils. In short, I don’t. See, we live under this immense pressure to be happy at all times, no exceptions. “Turn that frown upside…
Author: Lara Elsergany
The Songs that Shaped Me – Pt. 1
For my 14th birthday, I asked my parents to get me my very first shiny black electric guitar, at an age where all the other girls were asking for Blackberry smartphones. For my 16th birthday, my bestie, who had just moved away from Dubai, sent me a hand-painted A3 canvas of my favourite album in…
Woman ‘In the City’: Finding Yourself in a Sea of Strangers
It’s easy to struggle and panic and cry and slam doors on your way to finding out exactly who you are. It’s also encouraged.
The Toxic Reality of the ‘Fear of Not Doing’
A few weeks ago, I spontaneously booked a long weekend away to Zanzibar, Tanzania with my sister on a completely out-of-character whim. Out of character because, believe it or not, I am not fond of traveling. *Gasp* I know, I know: Who doesn’t love traveling?! It’s not that I don’t like seeing new places- I do-…
New Year ‘In the City’: Why My New Year’s Resolution Is to Stay Exactly As I Am
1- Lose Weight
2- Be more outgoing
3- Travel more
If I got a dollar for every time I put these three “goals” at the top of my new year’s resolution list, I would have exactly 48 dollars (16 years- between the ages of 8 to 23- if you’re too lazy to do the math yourself). But 2019 is looking a little different…
