Ksenia Mardina·Dec 19, 2024The story of losing my voice as an immigrant and a momRussian is my native tounge, and as a journalist and writer, this language was my main tool of work, self expression and identity. When I…
Ksenia Mardina·Dec 28, 2018Мини-гид по КейптаунуНебольшой путеводитель по городу, в котором я живу пятый год.
Ksenia Mardina·Sep 18, 2018What the Western world can learn from RussiaI am Russian, born in Moscow to the Russian parents, with all of our ancestors (those we know of at least) being Slavic — from Russia…
Ksenia Mardina·Jul 12, 2018A Feminist HousewifeLast week at the doctor’s, under “Occupation” I wrote “Housewife”. Now, had my 20-year old self seen this, she would have been terrified…
Ksenia Mardina·Feb 24, 2018Why my business has failedLast September I closed down my start up Gummie. Gummie was a curated travel marketplace for unique experiences in South Africa.A response icon1A response icon1
Ksenia Mardina·Jul 25, 2017The shadowI’m most comfortable when it’s almost dark. Not entirely, with a few rays of light seeping through, so that I can barely see the outline of…
Ksenia Mardina·Jul 5, 2017How I found my powerI didn’t know she lived in me. For the first 27 years I had only had glimpses of her. Her voice would come through in the most important…
Ksenia Mardina·May 17, 2017The biggest thing of allWe see a middle aged man driving. His eyes are moving anxiously, he keeps on switching music tracks until he finally switches the radio…
