“The only real thing in life is the unexpected things. Everything else is just an illusion.”

(Watkin Tudor Jones)

I was busy working at a dental clinic, and serendipity stepped in. The rest is history.

Hello, I am Sidra Khan, a dentist by qualification, but a writer by choice. My tryst with writing started several years ago when I stepped in to help a friend with her writing project while working as an intern at a dental clinic in my hometown. Little had I known that my soul had already fallen in love with words and storytelling. I started working as a freelance content writer while continuing my career as a dentist. I always believe that if someone’s passion is their profession, they flourish in all realms of life. And so, I did not hesitate even for a second before quitting my job at the clinic to become a full-time content writer.

It has been eleven years since I started writing, and in those eleven years, I have navigated several niches, including travel, lifestyle, fashion, culture, health and wellness, medicine, art, entertainment, food and wine, and more. So far, I have worked with hundreds of clients hailing from different industries, such as real estate, healthcare, and hospitality, to name a few.

Whether writing a travel blog, working for a digital magazine, writing a promotional email or newsletter, or building website content from scratch, I have experimented with many writing forms.

Currently, I am studying digital marketing to advance my career.

I am a constant learner who has the grit and hunger to experiment with new things. Whether trying my hands at a new recipe on the weekend or picking up a new language, the hunger for learning never stops. The curiosity of deep-diving into cultures around the world made me learn French, German, and Urdu.

When I am not writing, you will spot me in my favorite corner of the house with a book in hand. I love fiction – Haruki Murakami, Khalid Hosseini, Elif Shafak, and Harper Lee are some of the best authors I have read in time. Although the list of my favorite books is really long, I would never complain about going back to a few books again and again: To Kill a Mockingbird, A Kite Runner, The Book Thief, etc. If stranded on a lonely island, I would make sure to pack these books in my luggage.

Not just reading, I like exploring bookstores and collecting books. I aspire to build a gigantic library at home. Whenever I travel, I ensure visiting a local bookstore and picking up a book.

For me, traveling is like a breath of fresh air. I blend my love for traveling with my penchant for staying at beautiful properties. After all, life’s too short to not break the bank!

I am a nature lover and love spending time amidst nature. Taking a walk in the garden, planting a new shrub, or merely looking at the rain pouring down feels like therapy to me. A On the flip side, I also love exploring city life—running errands at a grocery store, sitting by the café and sipping my favorite flavor of coffee, and shopping for that one designer bag or shoes or clothes are small pleasures of life.

At the end of the day, life is all about striking the right balance.

So, this is me in a nutshell. Just the way I shared about myself with you, I would also love to share my experiences and perspectives through my articles. I hope you enjoy reading them!