Jenny Adlakha

Features Writer

"Curiosity and connection are what draw me to writing."

I’m Jenny. Who am I? When I was just a baby, my grandmother described me as an old soul. I think what she meant was that she could tell I was a deep thinker, observing the world around me. She was right. I was, and I still am. I love people watching, observing human behavior and interactions. Why? Because isn’t “why” the question at the root of everything. I’m told, when I was learning to speak, I walked around uttering “What’s that?” like a broken record. I wanted to absorb everything I could.

In addition to being curious, I’m also a deep feeler. One of the first stories I reacted to strongly was “The Red Balloon”. After hearing the passage where the boys threw rocks at Pascal’s floating balloon to take it down, I was so dismayed. Something that brought him such simple pleasure was quickly deflated, along with his spirits and it just felt so cruel and unnecessary.

Why am I sharing this? Because curiosity and connection are what draw me to writing. Coincidentally, that’s what RestlessUrban is all about. As I bring you stories related to health I’ll strive to do so from a place of wonder, through stories that give you something to think about and help you connect to both yourself and others. Because, who wants to read a bunch of boring statistics without any context? I, for one, much prefer an interesting story.

Features by Jenny Adlakha