Academic

Assessment Preparation and Study Tips

Hi Everyone! I hope you all are doing great.I am back with another academic-related post. This is personal to me so please note that some of you may or may not find this useful or helpful. I am just throwing out some key brief tips that helped me during my undergraduate years at university and… Continue reading Assessment Preparation and Study Tips

Creativity, Poetry and Stories

HIDDEN FACES

Some of you guys asked if I would be sharing more poetry/spoken word poetry and the answer is YES!I am back with yet another poem and this time, it is a little different. This poem doesn't necessarily relate to me but this is a poem about the people who feel voiceless, hidden and marginalised in… Continue reading HIDDEN FACES

Academic

YEAR ONE ‘FUN’

Hi everyone! I hope you all are having a great day.As I have recently become a graduate student, I thought it would be good to make some content around academics, specifically around university, posting some of my experiences and advice that I feel would be useful and beneficial for students.Some of the things I have… Continue reading YEAR ONE ‘FUN’

Reflections

Healing

I am on a journey to inner healing... Spiritual healing to be precise. And it is taking A LOT of time. It is not easy. It is emotional. It is challenging. It is frustrating. It is character-building. It is scary but also liberating and exciting. Today as I was in deep thought, I started to… Continue reading Healing

End of Month Evaluations

1. Patience

What was one thing I learned from this month? Be patient I told myself that I was going to be intentional about reflecting on how my day, week, month and year went. I have always been advised to journal and write/reflect on how things have been and to see what I have and have not… Continue reading 1. Patience

Experiences

Mirrors and Reflections

Hey beautiful people! I hope you guys are enjoying yourselves! TRIGGER WARNING (TW) - some of the things I will mention may be sensitive and triggering to people. In no way is this meant to be offensive or insensitive. I am simply recalling some parts of my past and experience in the hope to shed… Continue reading Mirrors and Reflections

Poetry and Stories

Heavy Heart

This is a random piece of spoken word poetry I wrote, based on how I have been feeling. I felt compelled to be open and transparent about things that I am going through to show people that they are not alone in this walk or fight. We are all going through a process. I hope… Continue reading Heavy Heart

Experiences

YOU are NOT your past.

A couple of years ago, I'd always hide and shy away from admitting the current situation I was in and what I was facing. I was very embarrassed by where I was and what I was running away from. TRIGGER DISCLAIMER: Some things I will mention in the latter may be triggering and sensitive! In… Continue reading YOU are NOT your past.

Reflections

Honesty and Transparency

Hey Beautiful people! I am hoping you are having a good start to a new month. I know I have not been putting much effort and time into my blog for many reasons, which has caused A LOT of inconsistency, something I will later get into. But something came to mind as I was thinking… Continue reading Honesty and Transparency

Motivation & Encouragement, Testimonies

Blessings in disguise!

"Some of our disappointments end up becoming our biggest blessings. They are just hidden behind a mask" Sianne C I was sitting in my room trying to catch up with the messages that piled up on my phone and as I was about to finish replying to a friend, who didn't initially get what she… Continue reading Blessings in disguise!