There was only 20% battery life on my phone and today was the last day I could go shopping. "My sister and friends would never forgive me if I don't get them anything. What can I do?" I was getting worried. My Turkish was poor because of that I didn't want to ask any stranger [...]
It was 10 am, Sunday, December 11th, 2016. The notification light on my phone constantly blinked. Half asleep, I managed to look at it. I had a couple of snap chat messages, Facebook notifications, a message from Yildiz (my Turkish friend) and then Breaking news from BBC. I unlocked my phone and checked the news [...]
The holy month of Ramadan has sadly come to an end but the day that comes after is something I look forward to every year. What I love about it is how all the Muslims around the world put their differences aside and come together to celebrate a special day. This day is Eid. I [...]
2016. What a year you have been. 2016 has been great. Honestly, it flew by so fast that I don't even know how it's already the last day in December. The beginning of 2016 was quite rough for me. I was challenged professionally, emotionally and financially. I prayed that what I was going through would [...]
Continued...... Day 2 Breakfast The next day, I woke up really early because I wanted to take advantage of the few hours I had before heading back to Madrid. I woke Asma and we got ready. We headed out and had breakfast. Breakfast this time was Apfrelgolatsche. The pastry really tasted like apple. It [...]
Remember when I interviewed Asma from Austria (Part 1) and discussed casually what a first time visitor should do in Austria? Well I was convinced to visit this country and this is what happened:...... Nearly 3 hours after my journey from Madrid, I had finally arrived at Vienna. I came out of the terminal towards the [...]
I was gallivanting with a travel group in citrus Andalusia. The group and I had an awe-inspiring moment in Granada and on day 2, we were in Malaga. While in the Andalusian region, I noticed I was getting more stares than I did in Madrid. These stares came especially from the elderly. I don't know if [...]
Involuntary Exercise Still raining~ Our journey to Sintra wasn't short of rain. At first when we reached the tourist center in Sintra, the day looked promising, 2 mins later it began to pour. I was glad I had bought the poncho with the other two American girls. It rained heavily, we beamed when everyone in the [...]
Dear Mum, I miss you so much. I love living in Spain, the place is amazing, food is great, the people are awesome, I get to travel almost everywhere. I constantly wish I could have you here to share the great memories with me. But there are sometimes, I feel like I go into a [...]
Go away rain! Fellow Muslimah~ I had waited eagerly for the next metro to Serrano; where I was to meet the group going to Portugal. Basically 10 minutes later, the metro arrived. I guess it was late because these were the last two hours before they closed for a while. Once I got to Serrano, [...]
