Freelance lifestyle and entertainment journalist
Pitched and published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … What do you wear at work? We have a standard uniform, but we wear a lab coat if there are babies because we want to make sure they’re as healthy as possible, and a lot of cubs could get sick from different bacteria on you. […]
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a ballerina. I studied ballet for a long time as a kid. How did you end up forging your own career path? I didn’t think I would end up with […]
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … What is your clientele like? Our clients range in age from 19 to 70. Because you need a prescription, they are either avid [medicinal] cannabis users, or people who have been sick for a while and are trying cannabis for the first time because they are seeking an alternative remedy. What […]
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … Breaking into acting the industry isn’t easy, how was your experience? There were many tough years. I worked a ton of part-time jobs: I waitressed, I nannied and I worked as an usher in a theatre in Montreal. It was a struggle. What made you persevere? I couldn’t […]
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … What was the best part of your day? Days that I got to go off-base or file a story. What was the worst part of your day? The rocket attacks. Everyone thinks that on-base you’ll be safe, but there were frequent rocket attacks into KAF. I remember the […]
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … Where have you been posted? I was in Beirut, Lebanon for two years. My background is in human affairs, so I did quite a few deployments to disaster-affected areas such as Burma after Tropical Cyclone Nargis and Haiti after the country experienced four hurricanes in 2008. My job […]
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … How do you spend your day? Right now it’s balanced between performing and teaching. I’m part of the distance learning program at the Manhattan School of Music where I teach students in the rural areas of the United States—like Nebraska or Maine where they don’t have a lot […]
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … What is a typical workday for you, or does that exist? Oh man, I just laughed so hard. There’s no typical workday. A typical workweek consists of meeting with clients, doing promotions to acquire new clients, and looking through my current roster and database to see if I’ve […]
Published as part of FLARE‘s 9-5 series. … How does your art reflect who you are? Art is so personal. Every single piece feels like a piece of your soul on the canvas. People see a lot of different things in my art, but for me it’s about my fascination with humanity and the world around […]
Ishani Nath 