Justine AkbariWriting Myself into Existence: A Personal EssayThere was a year of my life where I couldn’t speak out loud to my parents. For an entire year I was too ashamed, mentally ill, and in an…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Justine AkbariMy NYC Anniversary: One year later I’m well fed, broke as ever and finally starting to understand…A tumbling stream of consciousness about what I learned about myself and others during my first year living in the anxiety-perpetuating…Aug 16, 2018Aug 16, 2018
Justine AkbariAn Encounter With MyselfThe ramblings of a rare, captured moment of coming to terms with who I am, what I am, and how sometimes even the bullshit self-help…Feb 28, 2018Feb 28, 2018
Justine AkbariFinding work/life balance when you’re missing one piece of the puzzleI wish I could say I know what work/life balance is or how to achieve it. But I don’t. Right now, while I’m unemployed, I only have life —…Sep 10, 2017Sep 10, 2017
Justine AkbariHow to explore Brooklyn and not go brokeHow to experience NYC’s hidden gems without spending a pretty penny; A how-to guide on shrugging off your material desires and taking the…Aug 31, 2017Aug 31, 2017
Justine AkbariThe beginning of my life: Phase llI did the college thing — I graduated with a B.A. from the University of Minnesota and stuck around for a year post-grad trying to figure…Aug 22, 2017Aug 22, 2017
Justine AkbariLife as a millennial women in a patriarchal, homophobic, racist, and ethnic-shaming societyA voice for the feminine nuances and male aggressions that women experience on a daily basis walking around the U.S. in 2017Jun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
Justine AkbariAn open letter to recent college graduates who aren’t quite there yetFive months shy of 24, soon to be relocating to the Big Apple, and just now realizing that my first year out of college spent serving…May 17, 2017May 17, 2017
Justine AkbariToday I decided I want to be a writer.No, not just an occasional in-the-moment one but a full-fledged verbose individual — one who comments, criticizes and captures everything…May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
Justine AkbariWhat I discovered about life and myself while making my grad school decisionWhy I decided to decline admittance to New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service and what I’m going to do with my life after…Apr 17, 2017Apr 17, 2017
