september, october

hello – this is dhruv (not from september and october sadly – however i do miss that version of him. me. you get the point). we’re quite close to the end of the year and i promised myself that i’d do a month-by-month highlight. the idea was to give each month a post on my…

april, may, june, july, august

hi, it’s me again. dhruv from six months ago would be sad and slightly mortified to know that the ‘one post for each month of the year’ idea didn’t pan out beautifully. sorry, dhruv. however, dhruv from five years ago would be really proud to know that he’s almost through this master’s degree at oxford….

march

this is dhruv from april- looking back at dhruv from march. i’m fully conscious of the fact that i’m a wee bit late for a march look-back post. in my defence, i wrote this last month and never got around to finishing it. now’s the time. (back to march) i left home six months ago…

february

for my next trick, i’ll be making cold days disappear. it’s slowly getting warmer- this past week, i’ve seen tiny purple flowers, the most beautiful yellow italian mimosas, pink and orange roses in the supermarket and extended periods of sunsHine. i never thought i’d miss the sun- but i do. this morning, my mother was…

january

it’s january. there’s almond croissants and cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate to look forward to. the weather does a massive dip to six degrees below zero and then slowly rises again- and Just when you think it’s warm again, it flashes a devilish grin and slips beneath the surface. so your fingertips are freezing again….

2024

2024 fluttered away in the blink of a crinkling eye. i just ate the crispiest apple and a piece of baguette- and it’s hard to believe that this year saw some very major life events. my graduation, moving to a different country, finding pieces of my identity that i didn’t knOw existed and learning to…

midnight bloom

we’re gliding through week 52 (!!!) of 2024 and i’m writing to you from the dining table at an air bnb in london. i’ve just had some coffee and it’s time to finish working on a draft- but i’m popping by to just say hello. over the last few days, i’ve hugged my little brother…

gees(e)

when you’re running in the cold, you can’t stop for too long. you have to be faster than the cold. when you’re jumping over puddles on a run on a cold, december morning and your lungs sting from your need for speed- you know it’s a beautiful dAy to be alive. i had two in-person…

no(V)ember

today’s november 30th- we’re down to the last seven minutes of the month and this is my fifth year of doing a november look back poSt. i have realised that it’s okay to not take myself too seriously, and that things will find a way of sorting themselves out. always. okay maybe not always- but…

mango dream

next week will mark two months since i left home. two months of circuit laundry, pinning up pictures on the softboard in my room, picking out the best pears in supermarkets, and singing at a moderate volume in the shower. two months of enjoyinG every moment of warm sun, carrying my gloves with me to…