Homayra Adiba
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Homayra Adiba is a Bangladeshi American artist and student anthropologist, studying at the University of Michigan.
https://www.homayraadiba.com
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Friends of Monarch Butterflies
The other day, my friend Shay came over, and after our usual chit-chat, I took him for a short walk around the neighborhood. As soon as we stepped outside, I pointed to the house next door and said, “That’s Alyssa’s place. She doesn’t live here anymore, but she visits sometimes. She taught me a lot about milkweed and monarch butterflies.” It was a mix of truth, joy, and sadness—I haven’t seen Alyssa in a long time since she moved out of her mom’s house(the house next door), but she visits sometimes. Yes, it’s true: she really did teach me about milkweed and monarch butterflies. This piece is about that, and my further research, I suppose.
By Homayra Adiba4 months ago in Earth
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 Adiba2 years 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 Adiba2 years ago in Chapters
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 Adiba5 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 Adiba5 years ago in Humans
Where Blue Birds Fly. Second 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 Adiba5 years ago in Wander
