Conversations with Anya : Pakistan Edition

A bilingual household means a bilingual kid! I’ll try to translate most of the conversations but sometimes its not that easy. Hope you’ll excuse that 🙂 Bilal talking to my sister-in-law and discussing the order for dinner Bilal: Bas saath wings mangwado (Just order the wings with it.) Anya, panicking: I don’t want you to…

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AROUND PAKISTAN: Central Library Bahawalpur

The Central Library of Bahawalpur is a historical library in the city of Bahawalpur1. I had been dying to visit this beautiful library ever since I heard of it. When they were growing up, my husband and his sister were regular members and I’m so glad Anya got to visit the library of her dad’s…

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MOM STORIES : Shehwar Fatima

So excited to have a good friend and a super-inspiring mom in the first post in this series. (Read about the series here.) I have always admired this lady’s positivity and the way her voice brims with almost-excitement as she talks about motherhood and its challenges. She makes the perfect mom to begin this with!…

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Introducing Mom Stories: A photos+words series on Motherhood

So excited to finally share this. Starting this series on the blog where I ask some amazing moms to share their thoughts in words + photos. Think of it as a little conversation, a heart to heart one for that matter, on motherhood, its challenges and its joys, a reflection on faith, culture and dreams…

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