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Leaving Family for Studies: Coping with the Emotions
So I took a pause from blogging - because, Life. And some huge career changes. ... Like resigning after working for ten (yes, I am also...
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Pacific Fashion as Art: Embracing Your Heritage in the Workplace
Maintaining cultural identity can be challenging in a world that is becoming increasingly globalised. However, for young professionals...
A tale of two cultures
Yes I went there... have you read Dickens' book 'A Tale of Two Cities'? But I'm not speaking metaphorically throughout this blog on...
The 'financial feminist' label, deconstructed
On my IG profile I declare myself many things - a book lover, a [newbie] crocheter - but most importantly, for me - a financial feminist....
Gender & COVID - Part III: Working the 'Intentional Invisibility Syndrome' to your advantage
In my previous blog I spoke of privilege, the 'Invisible Advantage' and 'Intentional Invisibility'. In the Pacific, as is the case across...
Gender & COVID - Part II: The 'Intentional Invisibility Syndrome'
In my previous blog, I spoke of International Women's Day (or IWD) in retrospect and the changes that have happened this year alone. They...
Gender & COVID - Part I: IWD21 in retrospect
2021: I really DID have high hopes for this year - not that I thought COVID would be over, but I hoped that we would be coming over the...
Courting kleptocracy - Part II: Implementation
In my previous blog, I spoke about the translation of kleptocracy and used a case study of a fictional market vendor I called Mary to...
Courting kleptocracy - Part I: Translation
In my country (as is the case globally), every political choice our leaders make is simultaneously an economic act for the development...
What is your ultimate toxic trait?
Many of my blogs are reflections and thoughts I've written down over the years in a million notebooks and I've finally put my foot down...
Minding the Gap
In this blog, I wanted to discuss the insecurities of a young Pacific woman - particularly those of one that has recently graduated and...
Social Quotients
In previous blogs, I wrote about the pervasive and negative consequences of domestic violence in our societies. Today I wanted to delve a...
My Eight Essential Sinking Funds
In my previous blog, I explained what Sinking Funds were. As mentioned, I found these to be an important way for me to utilise my money...
Shaped by Circumstance?
Living in Honiara for most of my teens and now young adult life, I treasure my home, and roots to my community and people. My tropical...
The Pacific’s largest untapped reservoirs
As a young Pacific millennial, through my own upbringing, education and professional involvement, I have found that my generation - and i...
The Real ‘SOE’ in Melanesia - Part II: Addressing Domestic Violence
In 2012, Solomon Islands pledged with Pacific Leaders during the Pacific Islands Forum to accelerate efforts towards closing the region’s...
The Real ‘SOE’ in Melanesia - Part I: Domestic Violence
We are each entitled to our own opinions and values and I SHOULD start this blog with a disclaimer that there might be triggers; that...
Forgetting Etiquette: An open letter to my younger self
In an effort to be open and authentic about my life experiences to date, I've decided to pen an open letter to the younger version of...
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