PinnedInMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·Sep 28, 2025Mind The Gap | Part 4: The Joy of Life on FootThe best part about living in Clapham was definitely the location. First and foremost, it was an easy commute to Bank, where my office was…
PinnedInMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·May 18, 2025Before arrivingI didn’t know I was moving to London until about one month before it happened.
InMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·Apr 3Mind The Gap | Part 10 — The Art of the ExitEverybody should come to London, certainly to visit, and if they can, even to live. No other city compares. Some may say New York, but it…
InMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·Jan 31Mind The Gap | Part 9: The 7am frenzy at Barry’s St. Paul’sYou know you’re in Barry’s from the moment you arrive. The musky, vanilla scent of Malin & Goetz candles, loud upbeat music from the…
InMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·Jan 1Mind The Gap | Part 8: Worker Bees at Bank StationAfter 2.5 years, I had realized that living abroad — and in London specifically — wasn’t quite what Instagram had promised. It became…
InMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·Dec 25, 2025Mind The Gap | Part 7: Aboard the 205 PaddingtonAfter building a foundation in Clapham and navigating the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, I traded in my “SW4” postcode for the…
InMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·Nov 26, 2025Mind The Gap | Part 6: Safe Topics When You’re Trying to Make Friends in LondonAfter months of trying to make friends in London, here are all the safe conversational topics I’ve learned to keep tucked in my back…
InMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·Oct 19, 2025Mind The Gap | Part 5: Terrors of the Northern LineTerrors of the Northern Line: The Beginner
InMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·Sep 4, 2025Mind The Gap | Part 3: Finding my feet in ClaphamDisheartened after my first few flat viewings, I spent most of my time in between them riding the tube. That’s the strange magic of London…
InMind The Gap: Stories Between StationsbyImaan Virani·Jun 29, 2025Mind The Gap |Part 2: The Flat ViewingThis article is part 2 of my new mini series: ‘Mind the Gap: Stories between Stations ’ — short essays on finding your place in London…
