Browsing “Monki”

“I like to read a lot but I don't come across as a bookworm.”

“If I could speak to all the world at once, I would say love one another—we are all made differently so we can learn from each other's cultures, traditions, and differences.”

“The current dress that I’m wearing is cheaper than my lunch.”

“I decided I couldn’t deal with colours five years ago.”

When it comes to studying, I would say: Love what you are studying. I take History, and I’ve only recently started to…

Work has matured Alexandra, and it shows in the way she dresses as well.

Andrea’s colourful look belies the fact that she’s a banking apprentice, and has already been working for a year.

Edel’s personal philosophy at the moment is something that helps her to keep in mind the simple things in life. “Understand impermanence and stay in the present.” 

“Work only gets tougher — there will never be an easy day, so this is why passion is so important," Daphne says.

One thing that Liya advises everyone to do, both at work and in life, would be to dare to be more and to buy into experience.

“I wear sneakers all day, every day, even if I am in a corporate meeting with important people,” Laila says. “I feel like I age 10 years just by wearing heels.”