I miss walking around my neighborhood. When the French government imposed a lockdown starting on the 17th of March requiring every resident to limit their movements outside their homes, following it up with even stricter restrictions on the the 24th, to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country, I had to stay at home,... Continue Reading →
Barcelona of My Dreams
November 2019. It was our dream to go to Spain, so weeks prior to our flight, my friends Allen and Tricia, and I exchanged ideas on the best place and dates for our visit. We considered Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and others, but finally chose Barcelona and the first three (3) days of November 2019 to... Continue Reading →
You Are Woman
Happy International Women's Day! ❤ Sharing with you a poem I penned three years ago today. The softness of the moonlight, The warmth of the early morning sun, The cheery colors of the rainbow, The gurgle of water in the stream, The refreshing coolness of the sea breeze, The welcoming shade of the verdant trees.... Continue Reading →
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi, 2016)
When I saw the pale blue book with the image of a surgeon’s back as the cover, on one of the shelves in Morawa Bookstore in Vienna, during my visit last weekend, I didn’t pay it special attention. Even after I briefly read the title and the synopsis at the back cover, it didn’t impress... Continue Reading →