At the age of 25, I left India not knowing what was ahead of me.It was the first time I was going to be living outside of the small town I grew up in. Thinking about now sending my daughter abroad to study, my wife and I know we can connect with her at any […]
This is my dad Geoffrey Fernandes I wasn’t ready to miss him when he left mebut this is the eulogy he should’ve gotten 7 years ago.He may not have always been the best father but at the end of the day he was mine and I am grateful to have loved him. I am grateful […]
I’ve been asked to write an ode to life being an aunt. A role I have been blessed with not once, not twice but more than my fingers and toes can count. YES, we don’t just count the kids of our siblings but those of our cousins and children of friends like family too. My […]
As a parent, all you want is for your kids to be happy and know how loved they are. Like many, my husband and I had our share of struggles growing up and promised each other that we would always be there to hold our daughters’ hands through all of life’s joys and struggles. We […]
2019. The start of a universal tragedy most of us never thought we’d witness. Over 200million people infected, and sadly 4.55 million deaths. Covid-19. I distinctly remember the first time it was announced. Everyone was ecstatic and thought it meant a holiday away from university, school and work. Until the realisation hit that this illness […]
When the pandemic first struck, there was no doubt that I was in a position of privilege; I was young and healthy, still able to attend college, and financially secure. I read online stories about people who were going through a great deal of pain and thanked God that I couldn’t relate to their plight. […]
For almost 70 years of life, my personal narrative was solely structured around the role I played as a caretaker, daughter, wife, mum & grandmother, and although this brought me immense and irreplaceable joy, I often felt like I wasn’t exploring my full potential. It was only 5 years ago, after my husband died, that […]
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