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Last Updated on: November 29, 2021

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Writer’s Notes From Agonda Beach, Goa
Cultural Differences, a Friend For Life, and Diwali in Chile
The Pandemic, Start of Our Indefinite Nomadic Journey, Crossing Barricaded Indian State Borders, Collective Helplessness, and Fundraiser Campaigns
Highs and Lows of the Year 2020 – 2021 Plans Included
Blunders I Made as a Novice Traveler (+ Lessons Learned)
Three Thriving Years of On My Canvas – And Future Plans
Chile Visa Fiasco – When I Was Stranded at the Bolivia-Chile Border
A Peruvian Grandmother’s Act of Kindness
Travel During Pandemic – Everything You Need to Know

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Priyanka Gupta

About a decade ago, I graduated with a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD). In 2016, five years into an evolving investment banking career, I quit my job. Now I’m an itinerant writer. On my blog On My Canvas I write about alternative ways of living and exploring. My aim is to live by asking why rather than blindly following someone before me. And while I’m out challenging the norms, or if we may say, looking at things more with curiosity rather than habit or tradition, I share and write what I experience and learn. I read a lot of science and books (and science books), too. Personal growth ideas, cruising through the choppy waters of our emotional selves, writing tips, cultural biases, meditations from individual books, and travel narratives — you will find them all on my blog. Welcome!

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