Tag: personal
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I love love
Last week I posted on Instagram asking what people would like to know more about with my life in Timor-Leste. One reply — the first reply — asked about Felix, my boyfriend. “I’m nosy and I love love!” the asker wrote. Same. I feel a bit shy with this one; I don’t quite know what’s too…
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On being less capable
Having recently made the decision to leave Timor-Leste early next year, I’ve found myself prematurely reflective and nostalgic about the time I’ve had here, and what I’ve taken from it. Something I’m beginning to understand, which I mentioned in this post, is that Timor-Leste is teaching me to expect less of myself. To shed the…
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White girls get anxiety,
If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen that Felix and I made a spontaneous decision over breakfast late on Friday to drive down to a town called Same, pronounced sah-may, for the Eid long weekend. You may also have seen a suite of smug holiday photos as we lazed by the pool,…
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Progress over perfection: a goal-setting update
I’m in two minds as I start this post. According the the hand-written, makeshift blog post calendar I made for last month and hung on the bedroom wall, this is supposed to be a post recapping my progress against the goals I set for the month of May. Before I even open that link I…
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Fear foods
Canola oil, white bread, dried papaya, tonic water. CW: eating disorders, weight loss. I’m writing this post from one of my favourite cafes in Dili: Kaffe Uut in Farol, near my house. The guy who works the morning shift prepares my coffee without me having to ask for it, and they play the same elevator-music…
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