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    Dubai is Perfection for Princes

    (Image courtesy of Louie Nicolo Nimor via Unsplash)

    I have always dreamed of visiting Dubai, the city of skyscrapers, luxury, and opportunity. I heard stories of how people from different countries and backgrounds found success and happiness in this cosmopolitan hub, and I found myself wanting to be one of them. That's why, in November of 2016, I decided to take a bold step and travel to Dubai from Kenya, where I was living, in search of a job.

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    Sunset on the Mountain, Sunrise in My Head

    (Photo courtesy of Evie Shaffervia via Unsplash)

    At times when I am faced with life’s inevitable challenges, my initial and persistent thought is "I’ll never get through it this time." But I’ve come to realize each time that I have made it through, and I will continue to, because that’s just life. I like to think of myself as an optimistic, go-getter type of person, but I can’t deny that I also have a very defeatist mindset.

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    In Experience: Reflections of a Settler

    (Images courtesy of Indrani Adhikari)

    It's all in the reflections. This account is one of my fondly revisited ones, a space for self-discovery and conscience. Aah, I’m exhausted! It was half past two on a Delhi late August summer afternoon in 2021 when I was attending one of my tutorial classes at my college. These sessions were calming ones where we would think about life and sort of relax through such reflections. In the hustle and bustle of assignments and deadlines, I sometimes lost the excitement of these sessions as a result.