Author: Zainab Susi

By Zainab Susi When we panic we make mistakes and regret it later.  My family and I were at Harvest Market eating lunch recently when my phone rang. The ID showed that Chase Bank in Urbana was calling me, I picked up the call assuming everything was fine.  The person on the phone confirmed my… Read more

By Zainab Susi There’s no place safe anymore! I have no words to describe how someone could plan to shoot to kill when family and friends are together, enjoying the 4th of July parade in Highland Park, IL.  No words to describe how horrible the scene was, what the victims went through and are still… Read more

By Zainab Susi May 24, 2022 was another horrible and unforgettable day in US history. I am so deeply sorry to every single family and friend going through this strategy. My heart aches when I watch the news. Two days before summer break, an 18-year old gunman opened fire at Robb elementary school and killed… Read more

By Zainab Susi In the first week of May 2022, my daughter’s and I met in Maine. We’re all in different places geographically and my eldest thought this would be a good place for us to plan a trip to. None of us had ever been there, but we’d all heard it was a beautiful… Read more

By Zainab Susi Long story short, two months ago, we ordered a new LG dishwasher. It got damaged during the delivery and although the dishwasher was under warranty. L.G wouldn’t take it back and send us a new dishwasher. On top of that L.G wanted us to pay for it. They kept saying it’s not… Read more

By Zainab Susi Ramadan Mubarak to all the Muslims around the world. For those who don’t know, Ramadan is an important month in the Islamic calendar. Muslims fast during the entire month as fasting is one of the Five Pillars of Islam (the declaration of faith, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage). The fast begins before dawn… Read more

By Zainab Susi The entire world is watching Russia invade Ukraine. No words can describe how Ukrainian lives have changed in the blink of an eye. People are forced to leave their homes behind in hopes of safety and refuge elsewhere. There’s no guarantee that the trains they are waiting on will come. In their… Read more

By Zainab Susi When we think about Valentine’s day many of us think it only belongs to couples. But that’s not true, it belongs to all of us. It’s a day dedicated to showing love to another person. I feel like this year we need to give and receive love more than ever. We all… Read more

By Zainab Susi Happy 2022! In the blink of an eye 2021 has come and gone. 2021 was another hard year for many people. There are no words to describe the hard times many people went through. When 2021 began none of us expected the year to unfold as it did. But what kept me… Read more

I was born in Pakistan, but for the past 31 years the USA has been my home. America is a wonderful country to live in and I’m lucky to feel safe and free here. Right now, I am embarrassed of my country.  What’s happening in Afghanistan is heartbreaking, terrible, and wrong in so many ways.… Read more