Homayra Adiba
Bio
Homayra Adiba is was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and currently living in Michigan. As an immigrant, minimalist, minimum wage worker and an artist, she delves into research and art to tell stories of social justice.
https://www.homayraadiba.com
Achievements (1)
Stories (8/0)
Finding MINIMALISM (part 1)
If you show up at my house, you would probably think I am a hoarder, complete opposite of a minimalist! It took me some time to make amends with the fact that minimalism is different for everyone and even though I call myself a practicing minimalist, I am learning as I am evolving. In my defence, besides being a minimalist, I am also an environmentally conscious person. Sometimes I take extensive steps towards repurposing something that would have otherwise be trash! So please excuse my mess while I make a change!
By Homayra Adiba7 months ago in Lifehack
Sunflower
Last year all of my sunflowers died. I started the seeds early and followed all the basic instructions to raise the plants, but as soon as I planted them outside, they all disappeared slowly. Supposedly the bunnies in my backyard love them as salad. This year I promised myself no matter what, my sunflowers would live. From the mistakes of the previous year, I took notes and started my seeds indoors, early. On about five egg containers my little seeds began their lives with a moist touch of soil. I kept them by the window where the sun reaches the most. From ritual watering and motivational speeches, my baby sunflowers started sprouting one by one. It is a joy to watch the seeds sprout with the potential of growing into a forest. I started daydreaming of a walk in our backyard, surrounded by sunflowers.
By Homayra Adiba8 months ago in Chapters
"Statistically" Book Review
I knew Ashley from a retail job where we both worked. Maybe we became friends because of similar interests or mutual disgusts but I am glad that we have. Since then, she had left the job but we still have been to each other's life. In our conversations in the past, there was always this desire in Ashley's eyes to write a book about her life but it was always in the background, like a ghost.
By Homayra Adibaabout a year ago in Motivation
My first visit to a tiny lake in the State of Great Lakes
My husband often mentions how my memory works. He says I keep the memory of the last two weeks and forget everything that happened before. What he means is, I forget the details of the events. I agree with him, oftentimes I only remember the feeling of an event. Was it joyful? Was it frightening? Hurtful perhaps? And everything else remains a blur. This works fantastic for him because he has a great memory and in cases of fights, he can argue mentioning accurate facts, where I memorize only how I felt.
By Homayra Adiba3 years ago in Wander
Moonostalgia
I don’t remember exactly of the first time I saw the moon. Do you? This not knowing, opens many portals to wander. I wonder if it was my father who showed it to me for the first time? Or was it my Maa, while singing the lullaby ‘Aay aay Chand Mama?’ The lullaby Bengali mothers have been singing to their children for centuries where they invite the moon to come and help their babies to fall asleep. Surprisingly, when I think firm I don’t remember any formal introduction with the moon! There was no ‘Homayra, meet the moon. Moon, meet Homayra’.
By Homayra Adiba3 years ago in Humans
- Second Place in Hometown Feature Challenge
Where Blue Birds FlySecond Place in Hometown Feature Challenge
I was born in the 90's in a joint family of Dhaka city. If you are from Dhaka, you probably know what a rooftop is. It's theoretically almost always an empty corner on top of a building, but if you are truly from Dhaka, you know, it's so much more.
By Homayra Adiba3 years ago in Wander
