Blog | Maeve Padian

Apr 187 min read

A Lifetime of Knowledge in Four Days: The Balinese Way

As I sat down to write a piece about my experience in Bali thus far, a record player sitting in the corner of the café with a handful of...

Apr 55 min read

The Easiest Person to Exist Around: My Sister, Lia

Growing up, Lia and I shared the first upstairs bedroom. Enclosed within the light purple walls was an old chestnut canopy bed tucked...

Feb 64 min read

20's THOUGHTS: The Pressure to Know What in the World You’re Doing Without Ever Having Stepped Foot in It

I find it quite amusing that in the world today, your 20s allegedly act as a guided map for the rest of your life. We take courses to...

Feb 64 min read

How Lucky Are We?

"How Lucky Are We?" I continued to watch and agreeingly smiled back at the woman who had just passed by. She looked about mid-60s,...

Feb 11 min read

Film, Glorious Film: A 35mm Recap of My First Month in Australia

I remember looking through old pictures at my grandparent's house in Dallas and picturing myself as a photographer in the 1970s. How cool...

Jan 318 min read

MOVING ABROAD IN YOUR 20s: How my Mom has Impacted my Travel Journey

Sandy beaches, tanned surfers and swimmers, fascinating wildlife, and hilarious, laid-back people. Australia captured my heart the first...