Tag: social media

  • Life, living, expectations, and social media

    Life, living, expectations, and social media

    I saw this tweet the other day, and it left me thinking, because of the simple fact that I’ve been a victim of this EXACT situation. When I was 23, I felt that I had failed in life. My friends and loved ones seemed to agree. I had barely scraped through college. My bank balance…

  • Travel: Life-Changing Experience, or Overrated Indulgence?

    Travel: Life-Changing Experience, or Overrated Indulgence?

    Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. The first time I came across this quote from the renowned Moroccan Scholar – Ibn Batuta, my instantaneous response was negative. Not because I consider the words of one of the greatest traveling scholars that ever lived, to be sacrilege. My reaction to this quote, had more to…