
Living Transformational Change… One Day at a Time!
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More Moving Adventures!
As the title says, this week I’m vlogging more in-depth about how I manage an international move! This was shot over a period of several days.
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Where in the World is The Blind Hijabi Going?!
In lieu of a traditional blog post, I made a vlog instead this week!
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The Price of Visibility
As I joined the transient networks of Washington DC…I learned that I was – in fact – very visible.
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Let’s Drive…?
Today, I’m writing from Houston, at the annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind – an event I attended for the first time 26 years ago in New Orleans. Then, I was a bright-eyed national scholarship winner, amazed in my teenage years at the people I met who embodied the limitless possibilities of…
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On Goats, Lamb, Sheep, and More…
The sun was shining brightly as I approached the school campus. Second period had ended, and one of my classmates noticed me casually descending from my mom’s metallic green Toyota van. “Mariyam, you’re late again – but this time you missed both first and second period!” my classmate chided as I briskly walked across the…
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Why a Staycation?
Despite having lived thus far in five different countries and having visited scores more, I still get the question, ‘But how do you travel?’ I’ll answer that question today with why we chose to staycation!
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Imposter Syndrome: Our Achilles’ Heel
With the summit to each new peak, there’s the gaze down and the “Oh holy crap” moment. Do I really belong here?