this is such a beautiful read. the articles stitched with personal life experiences. Just reminds me how little things matters in life and I should take everything seriously. Thank you for sharing your heart here 💕
I had to read this twice what an amazing essay!!! The way olfaction interacts with perception and desire is so interesting. I grew up in a little coastal town where it never rains and only realised that’s probably the reason my perfume is called “Forrest rain” while I read. Thank you so much for your insight!
I always had a very poor sense of smell, like my mother. I can smell, for sure, but only in a more effortful way than most others, I would say. Reading your experiences it suddenly dawned on me that maybe this is why I never feel like any place is 'home'. I have had the experience of smelling something that reminded me of my childhood in some seemingly random way, but I never had strong emotions tied to a place like that. Maybe I could just never smell my 'home'?
Raquel this is a stunning piece of work. Truly beautiful how you’ve weaved personal experience with articles/science. I had to reread that ending! Also, I hope writing this helped you feel just a bit better. My dad is an ENT and I’m thinking of sharing this with him!
This was so beautiful! The ending was perfect - in awe of how you wrote this, weaving together so many threads of emotion, history and the landscape of health 🩷
Thank you for sharing this, Raquel. My father struggles with tinnitus, so it was comforting to read a POV of someone's experience of a loved one with a relatable diagnosis.
this is such a beautiful read. the articles stitched with personal life experiences. Just reminds me how little things matters in life and I should take everything seriously. Thank you for sharing your heart here 💕
I had to read this twice what an amazing essay!!! The way olfaction interacts with perception and desire is so interesting. I grew up in a little coastal town where it never rains and only realised that’s probably the reason my perfume is called “Forrest rain” while I read. Thank you so much for your insight!
wow, thank you so much for sharing that 🥲🫶🏼
I always had a very poor sense of smell, like my mother. I can smell, for sure, but only in a more effortful way than most others, I would say. Reading your experiences it suddenly dawned on me that maybe this is why I never feel like any place is 'home'. I have had the experience of smelling something that reminded me of my childhood in some seemingly random way, but I never had strong emotions tied to a place like that. Maybe I could just never smell my 'home'?
Apart from that, really amazing post!
wow, thank you so much for reading and sharing ❤️
This one gave me chills!!
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Raquel absolutely stunning essay. There’s so much I want to say but I’m speechless ❣️
ahh thank you Amani ❤️
Raquel this is a stunning piece of work. Truly beautiful how you’ve weaved personal experience with articles/science. I had to reread that ending! Also, I hope writing this helped you feel just a bit better. My dad is an ENT and I’m thinking of sharing this with him!
oh thank you so much for your kind words ❤️❤️❤️
This was so beautiful! The ending was perfect - in awe of how you wrote this, weaving together so many threads of emotion, history and the landscape of health 🩷
❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing this, Raquel. My father struggles with tinnitus, so it was comforting to read a POV of someone's experience of a loved one with a relatable diagnosis.
ahh thank you so much for reading ❤️
wow the ending !! Raquel this was so good
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