Eight whole years. It was eight years later that I was stepping into a bus again to go to the second largest graveyard in the world, the Makli Necropolis in Thatta, Sindh. I first went as a college student and now I was taking The Lyceum college students (the irony) as part of the module, 'The... Continue Reading →
"What places can we explore here apart from the usual restaurants and malls?", my friends who were visiting from Riyadh asked me. They were visiting Karachi after many years and wanted to explore the city, but like so many others, they didn't know where to go. I suddenly remembered the Super Savari Express tour that... Continue Reading →
My best friend in high school would constantly doodle the famous skyline of New York while trying to pass the time in class. Her dream, like so many others, was to go to NYC and eventually move there. One summer, she finally went and came back totally crushed because what she expected was something completely... Continue Reading →
Moving to a new city can be quite daunting as you learn to navigate your way across different areas. But moving to a city you are already very familiar with is a completely different scenario. The main reason is that you begin to start taking things for granted. Here is why: It is the simple... Continue Reading →
Work. Eat. Gym. Sleep. These are the four components of my life - very typical and nothing out of the ordinary. Did you notice what was missing? Yes, you guessed it right - I don't have any friends. My social life is almost non-existent in Karachi. As I was sitting in my car after coming... Continue Reading →
"She is throwing up, move away quickly!", my fellow classmates said on my second day of starting at my new school in Riyadh. It was a dreadfully embarrassing moment for me to display all of my insides during assembly. To be fair, it was a lot to digest. I had moved to Manarat Al-Riyadh school... Continue Reading →
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” - Marcel Proust Before traveling somewhere new, we have so many different visions in our mind. Our thoughts about a city are already prefabricated based on the photographs and lists of ‘top things to do’ that we read online.... Continue Reading →
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