What I think of when I iron my hair.

Oumnia EK
Ascent Publication
Published in
7 min readMar 23, 2019

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A reflexion on fitting in the country my passport shows as “home.”

The real me, when in Bali

Naturally, my hair is curly. And I wear it that way since last year.

However, when I go back “home” to my parents, I straighten it.

I do it by choice, yes. For myself? No.

I arrived back to Morocco two days ago, and as I was straightening my hair this…

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Oumnia EK
Ascent Publication

I live. I learn. I write about it. Personal Development, Psychology, Spirituality.