Saptarishi Pandey

It's been 4 years since I moved to the US, and now it finally feels like my base-of-operations: my apartment is set the way I want it, most things I need are within arms reach, I work here. But, I still miss my family and old friends. To that end, I make a yearly pilgrimage to Qatar. The first couple of trips have been mostly a failure from the socializing front, ridden by jet lag (There's a 9 hour time difference between Doha and Chicago), or falling ill due to the dramatic

Travel always finds its way to get me emotional. Every flight I take feels like a mood reset. Between the hustle-bustle of packing, rushing to the airport to not miss the flight, emotions find a way to settle down. Even if I initially didn't want to make the trip, standing at the airport gate I always wonder, "I am here already, might as well accept what's to come", and just like that, I am ready for the next city, town, or adventure.

Celebrating my 25th birthday at Yosemite National Park

As always with my hiatuses, there have been some pretty major changes in my life since my last posts, and I am currently running on a...

In late October of 2022, my friends and I went on a trip to Letchworth Park. With fall foliage all around us, we fell in love with the views

Last fall, my friends from grad school and I drove to Seneca lake, on a route filled with scenic, serene beauty.

This post is about about the times I made brief stops in NYC: An NYC Winter, TWA Hotel, and the Edward Hopper exhibition at the Whitney

I moved from Qatar to upstate New York a little over a year ago. In that time, I've made around 4 trips to New York city, and fallen in...

I was first introduced to the painter Edward Hopper by Jason Kummerfeldt's Youtube channel: Grainydays. Since then, I have been falling...