Writer | Samiha Islam Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes My name is Samiha Islam. I am a 25-year-old Bangladeshi-born queer engineer. I want to use my leadership skills and experience to make an impact on those with a similar background as me, whether that’s the immigrant story, the queer story, the female struggle, or just being an oddball in the crowd. I have been going … Continue reading Story of Samiha
Writer | Quartney Tanner Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Self-care can look different for everyone. With overbooked schedules, unanswered emails, the article that won’t write itself, and the social expectation to keep up with the newest meme, it can be challenging to make time for our mental health. My favorite and some of the most simple forms of self-care are: exercising, indulging in delicious food, … Continue reading Embracing Self-Care
Writer | Vivek Parikh Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes March 9, 2020, started off as a regular Monday morning for me. The news of COVID-19 was just growing at this time, and the announcement from our workplace came out that we are all requested to work from home. A week later, the whole world was in the state of a pandemic because of this virus. … Continue reading Staying Sane During Quarantine
Interviewee | Tarah Rupp Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes What were your expectations for pregnancy? So, to be honest, I had such a negative expectation for pregnancy. The first point being my anxiety makes me expect the absolute worst of things, and two, all I heard were horror stories. There is something about a woman being pregnant that attracts all the other women with children’s … Continue reading First Time Mama During Covid-19
Interviewee | Tania Naik Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes About Tania Naik My name is Tania Naik. I’m a 27-year-old Gujarati woman living in the Bay Area. I work in corporate HR full-time, and when I’m not working my day job, you’ll probably find me lifting weights at the gym! I love weight lifting because of how much it’s enhanced my life. It’s one of … Continue reading Fitness with Tania Q and A
Interviewee | Himali Patel Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes What got you into the field of nursing? I initially thought about nursing when I started to volunteer at the hospital, and I was around a lot of nurses who I got to see firsthand provide direct care to the patients. I thought back to my experiences when I was younger and remember how the nurses … Continue reading Nursing During a Global Pandemic
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