by Allegra Osati | Apr 28, 2017 | Life
Yesterday, I finally did something that I have been wanting to do for a long time. I’ve scrolled through Pinterest for many hours, favoriting purple-haired pins left and right. I went through so many iterations of what I wanted: Did I want purple hair? Another...
by Allegra Osati | Apr 18, 2017 | Events, Life
I don’t tend to need a reason or a cause to ride my bike. I crave it, and the only barrier to entry for me is getting the heck out of bed in the morning to actually go do it. But when a more-than-worthy cause arises, like the Great Cycle Challenge coming up in...
by Allegra Osati | Apr 12, 2017 | Life
525,600 minutes. Times 27. Plus 138 days. 14,389,920 minutes. 10,000 days ago, I awoke in this world. Throughout that time, I have grown at varying speeds, accomplished little, accomplished much. It depended on the day. But I moved ever forward. I knew this milestone...
by Allegra Osati | Mar 20, 2017 | Life
I like to think of dates as opportunities to start anew. January 1st. My birthday. The first day of Spring. Today is not just the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. Today is Eid: the Persian New Year. Traditionally celebrated at the very minute the Spring...
by Allegra Osati | Feb 18, 2017 | Events, Life
It’s been a long year – and it’s only February! We’ve been through some tough times as a nation – as a world – but here we are, still fighting for what’s right. Four weeks ago, Sohrab and I woke up before the sun to venture to downtown LA with...