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An act of liberation
I recently got married. My partner and I have had a somewhat unconventional partnership, some might say. We met 7 years ago on the dancefloor of a club in Lisbon Portugal while I had been solo travelling around Europe, and we’ve been together since then. We would go on to do long distance twice, both…
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The joy of the discovery
I realise now that living authentically means being brave enough to let the world see the inner workings of your mind and heart. I think it’s even braver when you were raised in an environment that predominantly told you who and what you should be. I know this is a common story. I was always…
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That elusive thing we call balance
I’ve been trying to find balance in all that I do lately. Sometimes when I open my social media apps and see what’s being shared, it feels like it’s one extreme or the other. You’re either a massive health nut, on your third year being sober, on your second meditation retreat in Byron Bay and…
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Making my own mind up
Well, we did it, we got a cat. This is our first pet as a couple, and we already love her so much. I wasn’t sure how it would go, having a cat, because I’ve never had a relationship with a cat before, my family only ever had rabbits and dogs, and were not ‘cat…
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What life has in store
This morning I woke earlier than I hoped I would, with one main, loud thought drumming inside me – Surely i’m meant to move countries soon. Thoughts about moving countries isn’t a new one for me, they visit me from time to time, sometimes in conjunction with thoughts around other big life changes, like career.…
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More real in the world
Ever since I was about seven years old, I remember writing in a journal. The first one I can vividly remember is those ones you could lock and unlock only by speaking the password into the microphone. I thought it was incredible, that finally, I had this safe place where I could write all my…
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My Experience in Australia’s Mandatory Hotel Quarantine
It’s been 14 days of living in this tiny hotel room all alone. I don’t mind the room, I’ve always preferred smaller, cozier spaces than large spacious ones, the only thing it’s missing is a window that opens. There’s a window with a view of Sydney’s tall skyscrapers, but unfortunately it’s locked shut. To my…
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Belonging, During a Pandemic and Beyond
I am what many would call a ‘halfie’, meaning that my mother is from one ethnicity and my father from another. In the past, when people asked me about my nationality, I never liked saying that I was half Armenian and half Russian because it seemed strange that you could be half an ethnicity, when…
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Magic.
Today I finished reading a book that left me speechless and in complete stillness after I had read the last page and closed it. It’s one of those books that has left a little imprint in my being. That for me is the remarkable power of words, my god. Every once in a while a…
ANGELICA G WRITES 