aanchalsethi Blog Posts

• Rebirth in Italy
  on Sep 25, 2016
  The Villa I stand in the corner of the dining room with a champagne glass in hand listening intently to the toast Jane is making. My eyes, trying to hide the tears that are developing look deeply into the bubbles that surround the rim of the class. M...
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• Rebirth
  on Sep 25, 2016
  I stood in the corner of the dining room today with my champagne glass in hand listening intently to the toast Jane was making. My eyes, trying to hide the tears that were developing look deeply into the bubbles that surrounded the rim of the class.
• Tomorrow
  on Aug 30, 2016
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• Why I Travel Solo
  on Aug 4, 2016 in life lessons solo travel travel
  Twelve years ago when my train from Ahmedabad to Bombay was cancelled, I faced my biggest fear. I had to take a flight for the first time. I tried to avoid it, make excuses but my job beckoned and I had to enter the dreadful airport – all by myself...
• The Serendipity Tattoo
  on Jun 1, 2016 in #greece #lifeslikethat #paros #tattoo lifes like that serendipity tattoo
  ser·en·dip·i·tyˌserənˈdipədē/NounFor as long as I can remember, I have been obsessed with finding the meaning of life and my reason for living it. This has often led to over-thinking, analyzing, anticipating, and making lofty plans that...
• Straight Roads?
  on Mar 25, 2016
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• Midnight Musings
  on Mar 16, 2016
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• Light.
  on Feb 4, 2016
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• 2015 - The Year Of No Limits.
  on Dec 29, 2015 in #ahappylife #lifeslikethat lifes like that new year
  Snapshots of this amazing year (Insta - @suitcasesandsnowglobes)For the first fifteen years of my life, I lived in a large, long forgotten colonial home in a scarcely populated area of an average North Indian City. With acres of land and a small...
• Forever.
  on Dec 27, 2015
  One of those days.....
• Why Sri Lanka Stole My Heart and The 5 Things You Must Do There.
  on Sep 2, 2015 in srilanka travel
  The first thought that crossed my mind as I adjusted my weary, desert washed eyes to the lush, bottle green, rain soaked mountains surrounding Colombo was that I needed to come back here. One visit will not be enough.We have a habit of taking things...
• What Is A Five Year Plan Anyway?
  on Aug 31, 2015 in #ahappylife #lifeslikethat
  In a life that I once inhabited, I knew someone who was the epitome of righteousness for people around me. He was the person to look up to, emulate and go to for advice on life, career and all of that. He spoke a lot – mostly things that everyone a...
• These Nine Things Will Happen When You Emerge From a Heartbreak.
  on Jul 15, 2015
  I grew up believing in fairy tales. When I saw him for the first time entering a coffee shop looking for me, I knew I had found my prince charming. He was everything I could have asked for and more. I fell head over heels and was swept away even befo...
• These Nine Things Will Happen When You Emerge From Heartbreak.
  on Jul 15, 2015
  I grew up believing in fairy tales. When I saw him for the first time entering a coffee shop looking for me, I knew I had found my prince charming. He was everything I could have asked for and more. I fell head over heels and was swept away even befo...
• When It Is Father's Day Everyday.
  on Jun 28, 2015
  Dad,I don't believe in Father’s day, Mother’s day or any other day that has been created by advertisers like me to sell candy and greeting cards. However, last Sunday my timeline on Facebook was cluttered with Father’s day messages. Everyone ha...
• Writer's Block And Then Some....
  on Jun 4, 2015
  One of the worst things that can ever happen to a writer is being trapped in the box called the writer's block.As each day passes the guilt of not writing grows cavernous roots until it engulfs the writer's entire being.The soul fights for freedom so...
• Home
  on Apr 4, 2015
  Whispering breezeA slight ruffle of leavesFleets of birds swim home In an ocean of blue scattered with white cottonCobbled streets hide stories untoldLovers in nooks steal kisses that remain unforgottenBlocks of red, yellow and blue placed in ha...
• Keep CALM Y Habla Español :)
  on Feb 17, 2015 in #ahappylife #lifeslikethat bucket list Spain
  After 20 hours of studying Spanish over the past month and a half, it took me 35 minutes and a lot of brain time to write the below paragraph. This would usually would take me 35 seconds in English.‘Mi llamo Aanchal. Soy de India y vivo en Dubai. Y...
• A Year That Was A Dream
  on Dec 31, 2014
  31st December 2013 – As the clock struck 12 and I welcomed the New Year with fireworks on the television, I wished and prayed for love. I hoped for change. 12 months down the line I sit on the same couch looking through the photos on my phone. A sp...