Origins
This newsletter houses my lighter writing, snippets from walks, travel journals, and quick reflections on social and cultural issues from my perspective, a multicultural, multilingual polymath.
Is that a typo?
Originelly is a play on my name + the word origin. I have a thing for puns and language play.
What’s with the olive branch?
Olive trees hold a special place in my heart. I grew up with the strong smell of olive oil in the kitchen, olive soap around the house, olives on tables, and branches hung on the door. I can trace my lineages through their stalks, extending across multiple countries and continents. These beautiful peace symbols are resilient, easy to transplant, need little to thrive, and yield heaps of fruit. When I think of the olive trees planted over 1500 years ago that still stand today, I feel grounded and connected to everything that passed before me.
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