by Eva Fernandes | Jan 26, 2022 | Social Justice
“You have incredible skin!” I’m at an outdoor mall in California with my sister. A random white lady walks up to us. She tells us we have “great skin”. The lady disappears into the masses. I bristle. I start to mutter about microaggressions, hostility, and racism. I...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 15, 2022 | Feminism, Social Justice
“Our boat is sinking! It’s sinking – sinking! F*****************CK!” Adam is screaming. His face is turning an angry shade of red. He’s running into the dive shop, yelling. “Mooooove. We need to get it out. Now. For F**k’s sake! NOWWW!” It’s absolute chaos. What was...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 15, 2022 | Minimalism, Social Justice
I tend to travel to rural areas, villages and tiny islands. Understanding how life is lived differently by those outside of capitalistic cities inspires me. I found an unlikely money teacher in an 11-year-old child in Cambodia. This is her story. 1. Fiji’s...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 15, 2022 | Feminism, Social Justice
All I remember is this. One moment, my sisters and I were in a comfortable stupor watching The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And the next – SPLASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH. I don’t exactly remember how it happened. My entire six-year-old body was covered in the...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 15, 2022 | Social Justice
My stomach was NOT happy. I looked at the speedometer. Pushing 120km/h, I was hurtling down Sheikh Zayed Road. The next exit would take me directly into the Mall of The Emirates. I could relieve myself in a toilet. Soon. I don’t remember where I parked my car. All I...
by Eva Fernandes | Jan 15, 2022 | Social Justice
“If you do that…well, well, well…” My mother’s on the verge of tears. “If anyone asks me if you’re my daughter… I won’t say yes,” she purses her lips. She looks at my sister, Clea. Clea stares back. Defiant. My sister has been arguing with my mother for the...
