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Until now, my life has been heavily inspired by my Central Asian nomadic ancestors. In other words: I’ve been traveling and living in different countries, collecting stamps in my passport and mild identity crises along the way. But, as every dramatic narrator would say, everything is bound to change. How do you know when you’ve… Read more
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Is “home” the place you were born? The place you grew up? Or is it just wherever your Wi-Fi connects automatically? For me, the idea of home has always been… complicated. I’m the child of immigrant nomads — the kind of people who treat “settling down” the way some treat flossing: a nice idea in… Read more
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The (bumpy?) road There it was: my one and only suitcase, the chosen one. The problem? I had to cram in clothes for both sweaty summers and arctic-level Baltic winters. Oh, and let’s not forget the essentials—like my skincare products because, let’s face it, ‘this is the skin of a killer, Bella.’ Then came the… Read more
Snapshots of a Strawberry 