I was keen on starting a global youth organisation to raise awareness on Female Genital Cutting when my dad said, “Be the change you want to see in the world”. I am currently in my second-year law degree in the UK and have worked with intellectual and disability awareness organisations in India for several years. […]
2020 began with a wonderful holiday with my husband and friends in Sri Lanka. We didn’t know that COVID-19 existed and we were looking forward to the year with more such trips. We decided that this would be the year we travelled and explored the world. Little did I know, I would be exploring the […]
My name is Angelina Rose Verghese and I’ve been living in Dubai, UAE since 1982. Even though I’m of Indian origin, this is what I call home. My dad, James, passed away from Pancreatic Cancer when I was in my 12th grade. My mom, Vivian, who was a working mother, has been a constant support since […]
Stuck inside your house doing nothing but watch TV and lie on the sofa. Sounds great, doesn’t it! But take away that freedom of not being able to step outside your home and then suddenly it doesn’t feel all that great. That’s what I experienced during the lockdown during the pandemic of 2020. As soon […]
At the start of this ‘unforgettable’ 2020 year, I wrote and posted an article on LinkedIn! Talking about the clarity of vision!! 2020 wow super number super year?! This a year of clarity, if our vison is weak and fuzzy, we can’t see the details, read the signs and we each need ‘correction’. What comes […]
2020 has been a hard year for me, because of lockdown, having to stay home and doing online learning, but also a lot of great things happened such as: I got to travel to one of my favorite places (Goa) in the winter, this is my favorite place because I have so much fun playing […]
On January 1st 2020, I drove my car around 3am with my friends after watching fire works @ Bluewater Island, Dubai. While driving the car in the early morning my mind was saying : it look like I will have to drive for the whole year. Yes it was, but not the car but my […]
I read a quote by Joyce Meyer “When fear knocks on the door send faith to answer”. Now faith as a word is so burdened with expectations that it’s easier to lose faith than have it. We are often taught to place our faith more externally and not within. I often feel that it’s not […]
I prefer not to put labels on things. 2020 was just a year – a period lasting 365 days; not a ‘good’ year or a ‘bad’ year. Sure, there were things that happened that were challenging and often excruciatingly painful, especially for those who fell ill with the virus, lost loved ones to the scourge, […]
On January 1, 2020, my family and I were at the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. We were on my way back to Dubai after a holiday in beautiful Serbia. It was a well-needed break for all the three of us – my wife, son and I. While at the airport, I told my wife: we […]
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