“Coming to New York is like a big hug, everyone is so welcoming. There's something about here, everyone makes you feel so at home. I miss my family of course, but I don't miss London that much. I was worried, but I feel really at home. Everyone says that who comes here from London, but I didn't believe them.” FeelsBelieveHomeBigsCoursesMissingNew YorkMy FamilyLondonWelcomeWorriedHug Author:Archie Panjabi
“There is a big misconception about arranged marriage. Yes, it can mean that you meet someone and then have to marry them, but this was my mother saying, 'I'm going to introduce you to so-and-so - If you don't like them, fair enough.” IfsMeanEnoughBigsMotherFairsIntroducingMisconceptionArranged Marriage Author:Archie Panjabi
“As soon as I moved to New York, I experienced Hurricane Irene and then Hurricane Sandy hit me in quite a big way. I had 12 days without any electricity or any water. The thing that I realized the most from it was that we've become so dependent on technology. There's so much accessibility to information that suddenly when everything is cut off, you're completely lost, and you start asking deeper and more profound questions - how short life is, and how grateful we should be for things.” WayShouldBigsLife IsLostWaterTechnologyCuttingInformationNew YorkAskingGratefulMovedProfoundDeeperI RealizedDependentElectricityHurricanesShort LifeAccessibilitySandyHow Short Life IsHurricane Sandy Author:Archie Panjabi
