Posts by Mahak Singhal

Sarah stared at her energy bill in disbelief. After religiously turning off her heating every morning before work for three months, she'd expected to see dramatic savings. Instead, her gas…

Marie notices it immediately when her Japanese exchange student, Yuki, visits her Provence garden in December. While Marie proudly shows off her collection of bird feeders – fat balls hanging…

Marie pulled out her wallet at the car rental desk in Barcelona, fishing for her French driving licence. The counter agent squinted at the faded pink cardboard document, then shook…

Marie thought she was being clever. Living in Spain while collecting unemployment benefits from France seemed like the perfect solution – lower cost of living, better weather, and monthly payments…

Sarah stared at her living room last Tuesday morning, coffee in hand, and felt something she couldn't quite name. The space looked exactly like it did six months ago when…

Captain Marie Dubois stood on the bridge of the French frigate *Bretagne*, watching the horizon through her binoculars. For decades, naval commanders like her faced the same frustrating limitation: they…

Sarah Mitchell still remembers the frustration of last winter. Every evening, she'd drag armfuls of traditional logs from her backyard stack, only to watch them hiss and sputter in her…

Sarah stood in her kitchen at 6:30 PM, staring at the chaos. Her teenage son wanted chicken nuggets, her daughter demanded roasted vegetables, and her husband was hoping for crispy…

Maria reached into her kitchen cupboard last Tuesday, searching for something quick for lunch. Her fingers landed on a dusty tin of sardines she'd bought two years ago—one of those…

Sarah stared at her December heating bill and felt her stomach drop. €342 for one month. Her old gas boiler was eating through money faster than she could earn it,…