My skin makes me feel like I’m a teenager. Not because it’s young and firm, but because I’m always breaking out. I started having acne when I was in 8th grade and it’s stuck with me ever since. I hate having to say that I have adult acne. However it’s not an uncommon issue. Now I have a skincare routine that allows me to battle the worst breakouts. The rest of the time my skin is clear and healing well.…
Today is my 1 year anniversary since coming to live in The Netherlands! A year in The Netherlands has taught me so much about myself and my world around me. It’s been an emotional ride but I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. What have I accomplished? I became a Dutch resident! While I have not learned the language yet, my permanent addresses is North Holland based! This happened back in November of last year but even now it’s something…
To introduce it, Hypnotic Polish is an online store based in The Netherlands that carries and ships a thousand different types of polish. You can find Indie brands and big name brands here as well. Now I’m not turning into a beauty blog, but this is a lifestyle blog about living in The Netherlands. Sander’s been encouraging me to find stores that are Netherlands based so that I can purchase the little things that I take pleasure in. Even though…
My mother’s past was a rollercoaster of epic proportions. She was born and raised in India, married at 23, and moved to America to follow that good old American Dream. She was shy, sheltered, unsure of herself and afraid in a world that shared nothing with the life she had lead. But she had to grow a pair for her two children. That young and naive woman who had left Indian all those years ago, died. From the ashes of broken…
I am an introvert, that’s nothing new. Everyone who knows me, understands that I spend little time outside the house. Being outside drains me of energy. It’s a mental exhaustion that often accompanies tuning people out. I don’t have enough energy to hear their words. It doesn’t come from ignoring loved ones. It’s that you’re so mentally drained. The idea of having to listen to one more sentence makes you want to collapse into a heap and not move for…
I was catching up with a friend over the weekend when nostalgia hit me. 2016 was a different time for me. It was a time of radical changes and hopes for a happier future. This brought on a bought of homesickness. When I think of January 2016, I remember the events leading up to that month and how I dealt with the new sensations. Sander came to visit me in California for two weeks so that we could see if…
From many 2016 it was a mixed year. Like any year, it had its ups and. For me to 2016 was a life-changing year: I left everyone behind and I move to the Netherlands. I knew that moving across the ocean would not be easy. Even though I thought that I had been prepared for the worst but it still hit pretty hard. All the changes came at me so fast. The new language, the new family, the new environment…
Please note an update to this post is at the bottom. Now that it’s coming close to mid-October, I’ve been in the Netherlands for almost three months. When I meet people for the first time, one of the most common questions is: “What’s the status on your residency permit?” It’s hard for me to say. Sander and I turned in all necessary papers, photos, copies and other documents in September. We’re waiting to hear from the Immigration and Naturalization Service…
All my life I was told that my interests would never get me anywhere. I was always met with opposition instead of support from my family. Now that I’m on my own I can finally spread my wings and be honest with myself. I’ve always wanted to write and I want it to be more than a hobby for me. That’s where this space comes in. I want this blog to be an honest lifestyle blog. I want it to…