Risha

I loved my job. So, I resigned.

by Risha May 16, 2013 Career

I’ve always held strong opinions on women’s rights, particularly women’s sexualities and autonomies. I was determined to work for a non-profit on these issues and work towards a positive shift and change. At 22, fresh out of University, I got [...]

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Couchsurfing: Yay or Nay?

by Risha May 6, 2013 Travel

Couchsurfing is a simple enough idea: which one of us hasn’t kipped on a friend’s sofa/floor when visiting them? But what if you’re visiting a city you don’t know anyone in? You could go the hotel route, hostels are always [...]

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Visas: The right pieces of paper

by Risha January 24, 2013 Preparation

I’ve chronicled parts of my never-ending saga with visas on Twenties Hacker before (here and here), and it’s barely put a dent in the battles I’ve waged in airports and Home Affairs offices in the last year. Through it all, however, [...]

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Just Landed!: What does this money mean?

by Risha June 27, 2012 Travel

You’ve just landed in a strange airport, in a new country: it’s exciting, terrifying, overwhelming, and really, really awesome all at once. You’ve cruised through immigration, exchanged currency (don’t forget your passport!), and have gotten your bags. The porter (you [...]

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What if: Losing your passport

by Risha June 18, 2012 Travel

I’ve had a fair number of travel-related mishaps in the first six months of this year. There was the time I lived in an airport for a few days, the time the airlines cancelled my flight, the time where they [...]

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A Visa Does Not Guarantee Entry & other fuckery

by Risha March 12, 2012 Travel

So, you applied for a visa, and you got it? Congratulations! Now, book your flight and hope the immigration officer lets you in the country. Oh yes, that’s right. You could pay an exorbitant amount of money and fly to [...]

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Of visas, forms, & other bits of paper

by Risha March 9, 2012 Preparation

I remember being 13 years old and my father handing me a form, instructing me to fill it out neatly. It was the first visa form I filled by myself. At 25, while I’m no longer overwhelmed by official-emblemed forms [...]

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Must Pack: Tweezers!

by Risha February 14, 2012 Preparation

A few months ago, I found myself in a middle-of-nowhere guesthouse in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. My grasp of Amharic extended to ‘Amesegenallo‘ (thank you), and ‘Aznallo‘ (sorry)… not quite so helpful when I’m holding the leg of my spectacles in [...]

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