Steep On This: South Asian women-owned chai businesses to sip & support

STEEPED BY SAMIA #33 | 08.27.24 South Asian women make the coolest, yummiest, and most innovative chai. Stovetop chai is how my dad and I start every morning. The smell of chai wafting from the kitchen is a welcoming scent. Its milky sweet, lulling, yet invigorating embrace eases me into the day. In the pastContinue reading “Steep On This: South Asian women-owned chai businesses to sip & support”

Steep On This: What to read & watch in the transition to Spring

STEEPED BY SAMIA #29 | 03.28.24 Finding themes of Spring — recollection, re-imagination, and more. I love the transition to Spring season. More daylight, sunny days, and new flowers popping up. Trees half bare and half laden with green leaves. Ramadan, New Years in many cultures, the March Equinox. I am a Spring baby, andContinue reading “Steep On This: What to read & watch in the transition to Spring”

Steep On This: Creative media to read & watch for inspiration

STEEPED BY SAMIA #27 | 01.17.24 Zines, creative hubs, substacks, youtube series, & more. I’m a consumer of creative media, more than I’m a creator of creative media. Whether it’s zines, substacks, books, or youtube series, I’m always absorbing and looking for creative inspiration, especially during liminal moments these past 2-3 years and virtually dueContinue reading “Steep On This: Creative media to read & watch for inspiration”