Tag: #activism

• Never Give Up

  

  Sometimes when traveling, you get to be anonymous and become a stranger among strangers. But strangers can become your friends, lovers, heroes, or inspiration. Although I was born in a generation where women are much more privileged than in the past, as a woman, I did have moments that made me realize the struggles many…

  Lydia M.

  May 26, 2021

  Travel Stories

  #activism, #activist, #blogger, #equality, #feminism, #humanrights, #inspiration, #journal, #journalism, #motivation, #storyteller, #women, #womensrights, #writer, #writing, #writingcommunity

• Visibility

  

  Today, is Transgender Day of Visibility and I wanted to take my turn and give my support. I am not a trans person so, I could never understand what they go through, so by no means do I want to share their thoughts and feelings. However, I still want to support trans people in any…

  Lydia M.

  March 31, 2021

  Travel Stories

  #activism, #activist, #awareness, #history, #lgbt, #lgbtq, #mythology, #queer, #transgender, #transgenderdayofvisibility, #transrights, #writer, #writing

• Choices and Opinions

  

  When travelling, it can’t be helped but encounter people with different opinions, beliefs, and life choices. Naturally, according to one’s background, people develop different ideologies and life paths. However, sometimes, I wonder if and when I should interfere with someone’s beliefs. The past year I got to live and make friends with people from different…

  Lydia M.

  January 23, 2021

  Travel Stories

  #activism, #creativewriting, #feminism, #journal, #journalism, #lgbt, #stories, #travel, #traveler, #travelstories, #travelwriter, #writer, #writing

• Normal

  

  If normal is overrated, it would mean that there is normalcy in life. But is there really such a thing as being normal? Sometimes I wonder what normal really is. My mum would often chide me over my clothing choices. My parents often worry about my desire to travel alone, and my friends wonder why…

  Lydia M.

  January 17, 2021

  Travel Stories

  #activism, #diary, #diversity, #journal, #queer, #travel, #traveler, #travelwriter, #wanderlust, #writer, #writing

• Diversity

  

  Recently I got a comment from a friend about how amazing it is to come from a country with such a diverse culture. I was so confused by that because I never considered my country diverse. When I asked him, what he meant by it, apparently, he thought our culture is very mixed, thus very…

  Lydia M.

  December 17, 2020

  Travel Stories

  #activism, #cyprus, #diversity, #travel, #traveler, #travelphotography, #travelstories, #travelwriter, #wanderlust, #writer, #writing

• Beyond

  

  My favourite word in Greek is άνθρωπος (anthropos). Some of you may recognise it from the word anthropology which means the science of humans. Therefore, anthropos means human. However, in the Greek language it has a deeper meaning. It combines the two words ανώ and ορώ which mean up and see. So, the word can…

  Lydia M.

  December 1, 2020

  Photo adventures

  #activism, #humanity, #photography, #photostories, #travel, #traveler, #travelphotography, #travelstories, #travelwriter, #wanderlust, #writer, #writing