You wake up, and even before getting out of bed, there’s this weight. Like something’s off — even if nothing big happened. You make tea, check your phone, look out the window… and this one thought lingers:
“The only good

Grief and gratitude met me on my very first mountain hike — with two women who reminded me what love looks like in silence.

Some of the first steps toward Mount Ijen weren’t just about

The Day I Lost Someone Very Close to Me

At that time, four people from my family were getting treatment for COVID-19 in a hospital in Dhaka. Among them, my grandmother and mother were seriously ill. We were very worried.

I love music.
Earphones are almost always in my ears—like they’re part of me.
It’s my escape from the real world. My comfort zone.
So I get