Category: Life

  • Big Changes Ahead!

    Big Changes Ahead!

    The last year of blogging on the joyseeker has been amazing! I’ve had many new visitors and it’s been so fun to interact with you, my readers. But I’ve realized that there are improvements I need to make… Changes this blog needs to undergo so I can build my platform as I step into world…

  • Lives Matter!

    Lives Matter!

    It’s extremely disturbing how normalized hearing about a shooting has become. It’s become an everyday occurrence that passes through our minds without a second thought. When I realized this, I felt distressed how little emotion I had felt when these pieces of news were announced. It was as if I had become numb to it.…

  • TCK living in Malaysia

    TCK living in Malaysia

    Selamat Pagi! Apa Khabar? Nama saya Abbi 🙂 Okay, okay, I’ll stop. I know most of you don’t understand what I just said. If you do, you are AMAZING! Comment down below what you think I said. Now, as you may have seen from the title, today’s topic is MALAYSIA. That little language intro was…

  • Bullying, a big no-no

    Bullying, a big no-no

    Hello Readers! Today you will be reading a Q&A interview I did with a very close friend of mine who has been a victim of bullying. My guest has requested to remain anonymous, but I will give you a brief introduction.  Anyonmous is a minnesotan born, world traveler who has visited a whopping 11 countries!…

  • Boxed

    Boxed

    How would you feel if you were housed in a shipping container with one bathroom to share amongst twenty other workers? Like it or not, this is the living conditions of migrant workers all over Malaysia. Refugees from all over the world flee their homes every day in seek of shelter and hope for a…

  • Leprosy = Isolation

    Leprosy = Isolation

    Isolated. Contagious. Alone. Outcast. Sadness. Hurt. Watching your body disappear. These are a few of the definitions for Leprosy. Imagine how emotionally painful this disease must be. Being kicked out of your village because you are endangering the health of those around you. It’s like being a walking or crawling corpse ready to fall apart.…