Troyee Lahiri
Foreign Beaver in Bangladesh
I went to Bangladesh in May which is why I missed my monthly blog post last month. As I write this on a Canadian, hot, summer day, while...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
DO YOUR TAXES
The title is exactly what today’s post is about -PLEASE DO YOUR TAXES. The deadline to submit your 2021 taxes is 30 April 2022....
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Troyee Lahiri
- Mar 30, 2022
- 2 min
Lost ones
When we leave our home countries with hearts full of hope, we make many unspoken decisions. The decision to lose a comfortable life, the...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Post number 33
I am writing this on Feb 13th – 10 days before the upload. It’s a Sunday morning – the sun is shining on my face. I am typing without a...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Jan 26, 2022
- 4 min
The curse of body shaming
TW: This post discusses body image and self-worth issues I was recently advised to not gain further weight for “health reasons” and that...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
How to buy less
If I ask how much money have you spent on shopping this holiday season, do you have an amount? In the list of things you bought, was...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Where is home?
I would like to believe that every immigrant at some point in their life wonders what life would be like had they stayed back in their...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Oct 26, 2021
- 5 min
Once a wallflower, always a wallflower
“I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Oct 6, 2021
- 4 min
The season of new beginnings
It's September and Fall is here in Canada. Even though I’ve been out of school for 2 years now, my calendar year is still divided into...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
1 year of Foreign Beaver in Canada
I started this blog on my 5th anniversary of coming to Canada and today marks the 6th year. Not a lot has changed in the last 52 weeks....
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Troyee Lahiri
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
This one is not about me: Part 4
Dear readers, I have managed to get another friend to share their experiences with me and I’m so humbled that he agreed to do this....
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Troyee Lahiri
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
What international students eat : My journey
Phase 1: “I am in full control of my meals for the first time in my life so I will have cereals for dinner just because I can” I had a...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Post- Graduation
Class of 2021 just convocated and my social media was flooded with all the wonderful people celebrating this milestone with their loved...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
Love with PRIDE
My first understanding of homosexuals was through the Bollywood movie Dostana in 2008 (disappointing, I know). I had fun watching it as a...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Jun 16, 2021
- 2 min
Conversations I did have with my parents: Part 2 of 2
Continuing from my last post where I talked about education… 2) Secular values: Both my parents come from traditional Hindu, Brahmin...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
Conversations I did have with my parents - Part 1 of 2
As mentioned in one of my prior posts, I am not taking the liberty to criticize my parents on this platform. I have grown to be a person...
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Troyee Lahiri
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
Conversations that they wish they could have with their parents
A few weeks ago, I posted a question on my personal Instagram and my blog's Facebook page which asked " What are some topics you wish you...
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Troyee Lahiri
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Conversations I never had with my parents: Part 2 of 2
Continuing from my last post where I talked about sex and mental health... 3. What to look for in a partner My parents have always been...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
Conversations I never had with my parents: Part 1 of 2
1. The “s” word I am quite sure I am not the only one here who has never uttered the ‘s’ word in front of their parents. Sex education,...
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Troyee Lahiri
- Apr 7, 2021
- 4 min
To work or just study?
Studying in Canada as an international student can be very expensive which is why the USA is a more popular destination for studying...
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