journal · essays, fragments & thoughts

notes from
in between

Not quite a blog. A place for thoughts that needed more room than a caption, and moments I wanted to understand by writing them down.

13 notes found

06 · becoming · 5 min

what graduating actually felt like

The finish line did not feel like fireworks. It felt like relief, quiet, and finally closing a laptop without guilt.

07 · identity · 4 min

the version of me that exists when nobody knows me

On feeling less observed, getting a little lost, and meeting a different version of yourself somewhere new.

08 · home · 4 min

things i inherited without noticing

The recipes, gestures and ordinary rituals that travel through families without ever appearing on a family tree.

09 · friendship · 4 min

why some friendships survive distance and others don’t

Distance is not always what makes people lose each other. Sometimes it simply reveals which connections can change shape.

10 · becoming · 5 min

the pressure to know what comes next

The path used to be obvious. Then it ended, and everyone seemed to expect another answer immediately.

11 · places · 4 min

places i remember through food

Sometimes sightseeing tells you where you went, while food brings back what being there actually felt like.

12 · technology · 5 min

what studying computer science changed about the way i see the world

Learning what happens beneath the surface made technology feel less like magic—and much more interesting.

13 · little things · 4 min

a love letter to taking the long way home

A small argument against making every route, connection and ordinary day as efficient as possible.

01 · thoughts · 6 min

the strange feeling of coming home after travelling

On leaving familiarity behind, finding a freer version of yourself elsewhere, and still wanting somewhere to return to.

02 · becoming · 4 min

on becoming someone you once imagined

The future rarely arrives with a clear dividing line. Sometimes it quietly becomes your normal life.

03 · little things · 5 min

why i photograph things i’m scared i’ll forget

A camera roll full of ordinary details, and the stories that return when you find them again.

04 · places · 5 min

the places we carry long after leaving

Why certain places stay with us, even when we cannot quite explain why.

05 · observations · 3 min

a small archive of almost ordinary days

The quiet Tuesdays, random tables and nearly missed sunsets that turn out to hold a life.