by zaakirahnayyar | Feb 23, 2017 | Writing
In the month of love, I reflect on one of my first loves…Photography. Even though music was my love even before I could speak or even walk, photography, in all honesty, was the first to help me find my voice and personality.It was only later on down the line...
by zaakirahnayyar | Feb 14, 2017 | love, Travel, Writing
My husband is not a traveler, unlike me who will jump at the chance to plan a trip away. However, he does get excited about getting to visit a new place!So for anniversaries, holidays, special occasions or on random date night, I try to get out to go someplace that we...
by zaakirahnayyar | Feb 7, 2017 | Stories, Writing
Love is in the air, with a pinch of marriage. Before it leaves a bad taste in your mouth/life, here are ten questions to ask yourself before marrying.Would you marry yourself?This is the utmost important question.It’s so common for ladies that I know to feel like ‘oh...
by zaakirahnayyar | Jan 10, 2017 | Stories, Travel
Truth be told, every adult woman should take at least one solo trip in her lifetime. Understandably circumstances may not always allow, but if you can, you should. Here are ten things I learned during my first solo international trip: Trust yourselfHonestly,...
by zaakirahnayyar | Dec 27, 2016 | Blogging
A trend that I have been seeing from my fellow bloggers is publicizing their blog income reports.Completing my first full year blogging, I thought to do so too.The reason why I choose to do it is to allow for accountability, keep track of growth, and it makes it...
by zaakirahnayyar | Nov 1, 2016 | Africa, Europe, Stories, Travel
It’s been a long time coming, but I am finally taking another international trip.Lately, I have gotten tons of questions from those who knew about my trip such as:Why South Africa?So in this blog post, I will lay out my various reasons: According to a written blog...
by zaakirahnayyar | Jul 16, 2016 | love, Stories
My 2-year anniversary is July 16, 2016. Over the course of the years, there have been a lot of ups, downs, lessons and changes. Last year, I wrote a post about love. My theme for this year: patience, communication, and respect.For better or worse is what they say; not...
by zaakirahnayyar | Jun 27, 2016 | Stories, Travel, Writing
June 2, 2015, marks the first anniversary of paying for my Squarespace site and purchasing my domain for Zaakirah Nayyar. Even though I began blogging on Tumblr about my travels during my 2011 trip to Ghana, West Africa for a volunteer project with Operation...
by zaakirahnayyar | Apr 22, 2016 | Stories, Writing
Originally Posted: April, 25, 2014Follow my blog with BloglovinMy name is Zaakirah (pronounced zaa-key-ra); in Arabic, it means the hereafter. I was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 20th, almost four weeks prematurely. When I was nine months old, I was...
by zaakirahnayyar | Apr 15, 2016 | Africa, Stories, Writing
Originally posted June 2014So it has been a little over a week since I have been in The Gambia, West Africa. It reminds me so much of Ghana, but it is also very different. The land is much more flat, it is a predominantly Muslim country, a much smaller country, and...
