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Continue reading →: To fail still
What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail. There’s no learning without failure. Why is that a bad thing and since when? We fail when we risk it all when we are actually DOING something. That’s progress…it’s something..I will never attempt anything with any guarantee. My…
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Continue reading →: Not helping my kids with everything
What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself? As any parent would know how shamefully easy it is for us to jump in and solve problems for our kids. One out of our own frustration and impatience, and secondly to stay relevant. I stopped myself on purpose to…
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Continue reading →: Nature’s eternal truth
Who are your favorite artists? Andy Goldsworthy. My daughter introduced me to his work as a 3rd grader. I was blown away with his stunning work that spoke to my soul. Leaves and stones placed artistically around a landscape for maybe just a couple of hours or days. Nothing was…
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Continue reading →: The Thirty Minutes We Lost Our Teen in Lisbon
A parent’s worst fear in a new city, and the safety lessons we learned the hard way. There is a special kind of fear that lives in the heart of every parent. It’s a dormant, cold dread that you pray you’ll never have to feel. For us, that fear woke…
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Continue reading →: The Video Call Ritual: Managing a Home Across the Miles
How a mold outbreak in Pakistan taught me that love, care, and even carpentry can now travel through a screen. In this new life, staying in touch is a digital affair. The warm, chaotic hugs from aunts, the spontaneous cups of tea with friends, the comforting presence of family in…
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What is your favorite hobby or pastime? Hobbies come and go for me. I don’t stick to any particular pastime. But it has a lot to do with any form of creative expression.
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What would you do if you lost all your possessions? I possess NOTHING. I’m privileged to enjoy the blessings but I’m not entitled to any of them. Plus I recently left a life of 18 years of luxury and moved to Portugal with just 4 small travel bags for our…
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Continue reading →: The Kids’ First Friends: Building a New Social World in Lisbon
Moving to a new country where we didn’t know a soul was daunting for a hundred reasons, but at the top of the list was our two teenagers. Were we uprooting their social lives at the most critical time? It was a scary thought. But as it turned out, our…
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What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? I have spent a good part of my life in activism. My inspiration came from my late MIL.. and I went all in for the causes I marched for, attended rallies, debated on sm..to the point where I felt…
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Continue reading →: My teens not needing me
Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. That’s a heartbreak no one prepares you for. The more my teenagers grow, despite having a great bond with them I feel my presence in their world is shrinking-fast. They don’t say it but I can feel it as…
Hello, I’m Saba. Welcome to my world where honest words and raw emotions are sacred. This is where I invite you to witness our relocation journey as a family with two teens. From Pakistan to Portugal. One river at a time.
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