I was staring at my laptop on a Friday night and suddenly realized I had been opening the same three tabs for hours: notes, email, and a blank Google Doc.…
I remember scrolling past yet another Dead Sea selfie at 1:30 a.m., half-awake, thinking: "Is it really that magical, or is it just very salty bathwater with better PR?" Then…
I used to think solo travelers were either fearless or a bit reckless. Then I caught myself on a 1 a.m. YouTube spiral watching solo travel vlogs and realized the…
The first time I crashed on a stranger's couch in another country, my mom sent me a 500-word warning on WhatsApp. I still went. But on the bus there, I…
I had this late night moment staring at my Duolingo streak and realizing: I could name every farm animal in Spanish but could not order a coffee without panicking. How…
I was scrolling through travel deals at 1:30 a.m. instead of studying, and I noticed something weird: Eilat and Aqaba kept popping up in the same search results like they…
I caught myself the other night staring at a Zoom lecture while my friend sent photos from a coworking space in Chiang Mai. Same degree, same lecture, completely different life…
I remember staring at my suitcase the night before leaving for exchange and thinking: "There is no way my entire semester fits in here." Then I realized half of what…
I had this strange moment walking back from a late-night study session: my notes were full of supply-and-demand graphs, but my brain was replaying the shawarma stand outside the library.…
I once paid 18 euros for microwave pasta at a "famous" restaurant in Rome. The waiter called me "my friend" five times and I still walked out hungry and annoyed.…