Dismantling the Patriarchy One Handshake At a Time - Departure Mag
The absolute first thing we need to keep in mind before we get started, and something I constantly remind myself of, is this: pick your battles.
Travel
The Madness of Mumbai - Departure Mag
The first thing you notice when you first arrive in Mumbai, as many before me have accurately written, is its smell. It’s a new smell, and a smell incredibly specific to the place you’re in. You’re immediately aware: you’ve arrived in a place that you’ve never experienced before.
Regretting North Korea - Departure Mag
When you’re a twenty-something living the corporate life in Singapore, it’s easy to get bored, fast. Two years into my third full-time job I was content with the way things were, and the general quality of life. Working late and never sleeping, overpriced drinks and client meetings. It was a rat race I was briefly excited to be part of. Still, my Generation Y (remember the days before they started calling us Millenials?) dissatisfaction continued to grow, and frequent short trips were never enough.
Who Roam The World? Girls. - Departure Mag
The first time I travelled on my own, I was a strong-headed ex-teenager who thought that knowing the streets of Singapore was enough to make my own way anywhere. Rubbishing the concerns of anxious family and friends, I set off into the wild, with zero fear and a ridiculous and completely unwarranted amount of travel confidence.
Lessons From Auschwitz - Departure Mag
Visiting a war memorial or a genocide museum is never going to be easy. Death is a difficult topic to deal with in most circumstances; it’s more difficult still to be confronted with the cruelty of our past, the evil that we as human beings have been capable of.
Феминистка – Feminism in Moscow - Departure Mag
March 8, Women’s Day, is a public holiday in Russia. For most, it means giving your girlfriend flowers and gifts, being taken out to a fine meal with your man. For the feminists of Russia, it’s a day of demonstration, lectures, rallies and concerts.
The Darker Side of Winter - Departure Mag
That first time I fell on a slick pavement, swearing loudly in front of unfazed locals? That’s when I fell out of love with winter.
China's Church of Punk - Departure Mag
When you’re part of the tribe, you know when to sit, stand, kneel, smile at strangers with gentle whispers of peace. You know the tunes of the hymns, even when they are sung in foreign tongues. It is in this same spirit of sameness that we raise our fists to rock and to riot.