It was 9 p.m. on a Wednesday night. I was sitting at my desk, typing mindlessly for an assignment due that night. My phone lit up with a notification from the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) app. It read “Explosions heard as Russia launches ‘full scale invasion’ on Ukraine.”…
The events of last week remain fresh in my mind. I remember returning to my dorm after a long day of classes, ready to spend my Monday night catching up on all the homework I failed to do during the day. I remember sitting down at my desk…
Paddling out into the endless blue, I smile as I enter my weekly escape. As I near the horizon, I realize I am the only girl and person of color in the lineup. A twinge of self-consciousness goes through me, but I quickly push it away as I…
When I was in third grade, I vividly remember my teacher handing out photocopies of a map, instructing us to draw ourselves next to the country our parents were from. When I noticed that Sri Lanka wasn’t on the map, I asked my teacher what to do, but…