Retreat Yourself
Living in the city, it may be hard to realize you can still find that normality.

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Living in the city, it may be hard to realize you can still find that normality.
To grow up with different cultures is amazing and extremely eye-opening, but it can be difficult when society puts a standard on who fits in and who doesn’t.
Why is it that when someone learns English secondarily it is viewed as compulsory because their first language is “less than,” while English speakers who learn multiple languages are viewed as impressive?
For an Indian, saying my name would not be a struggle. But I am not in India anymore.
Euphoria captures a unique yet universal aspect of our generation: free expression.
After scrolling through the makeup and beauty section on Wish, an e-commerce website, I found high-end brands such as Huda Beauty and Tarte. But something seemed off when looking at the packaging and the products themselves.
But at our age, when dorm rooms and a hallway make up our entire living space, beds are also one of the first things someone sees when you take them home.
Why didn’t my vagina look like that? Am I supposed to shave? How do I bend like that? Is this what sex looks like?
There’s this presumed idealistic view of what a black relationship is supposed to look like. People are always looking at you and critiquing your relationship to determine if you’re beautiful enough to be together.