content + social strategist | writer + editor + producer | work in: @chatelaine @todaysparent @FLAREdotcom + more | toronto | proud latina 🤟🏼
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New Years keeps autocorrecting to “New Tears” and I think that’s pretty fitting. #NewYearsEve
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For @SeeTorontoNow, wrote about one of the city's greatest treasures (from my old neighbourhood, no less!): Evergreen Brick Works! 🌲
destinationtoronto.com/leisu…
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I'm on season two of @succession and I still have no favourite characters because they are all still the worst to me. Will I still feel this way by season three?👀
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In honour of #NationalPupusaDay, throwing it back to a piece I wrote for @Chatelaine about learning how to cook El Salvador's national dish with my abuela🇸🇻: chatelaine.com/food/cooking-…
Big news - especially for businesses on IG with under 10K followers
Today, we’re launching the new Link Sticker 🔗 globally. This allows anyone, regardless of follower count, to easily share links in a story.
We’ve received a lot of feedback over the years on limiting links to accounts with >10k followers, and we heard you, 🙏🏼
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My team is working on this awesome new series with Staples Canada. Our first episode features the legend herself, Tessa Virtue. Check it out!
Introducing our new series, #WorkFromAnywhere! How does 5-time Olympic medalist @tessavirtue work from anywhere? #LetsFindOut
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First time I ever saw my name in print was in Gr 8. I wrote a Letter to the Ed @TorontoStar (nerd self nearly passed out). Gave me the confidence to later write a youth column. Lookit this opportunity for the teen writer in your life. Pass it on! thewalrus.ca/teenwalrus/
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If you’ve found yourself thriving in the new #WorkFromAnywhere reality, there’s a psychological reason behind it🧠. Head to our blog to find out why: bit.ly/3iYISuk
#remotework #LetsFindOut
Been having so much fun producing these videos - especially this one in which we got to smash open a REAL geode✨
#NewAtStaples: The @NatGeo Break Open 2 Real Geodes Kit is the ultimate #screenfree summer activity that takes #STEMLearning to the next level. 👩🏽🔬 WATCH to find out why. bit.ly/3sxmYBp
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🥇 OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS 🥇
#TeamCanada wins women’s soccer gold at #Tokyo2020 🤩🎉👏
Details ➡️ bit.ly/2X6FEMZ
ALT The women's soccer team poses for a group photo. Gold graphic design from the top left to bottom right. White text in capital letters: Team Canada Équipe Canada Soccer Gold • Or A Tokyo 2020 gold medal on the bottom right.
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China is slated to host the 2022 #Olympics.
But more and more people are calling for countries to boycott the games over the Chinese government’s human rights abuses, including the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. trib.al/VqP1LTJ
I went record shopping for the first time since (early 2020?) this weekend. Some experiences just can't be replaced by online shopping.
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As a writer, one of the only good things to come out of the pandemic is the fact that I can now just record interviews for my notes through Zoom since everyone uses it.
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.@AmiraElghawaby outlines six steps that can be taken to make a difference, including removing barriers to reporting hate and mandating anti-racism and anti-oppression training in schools thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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Did you change careers during/maybe because of the pandemic and...wish you hadn't? I want to talk to you for a story! Email me at prajakta.dhopade@stjoseph[dot]com
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A non-exhaustive list on where to donate to help India
macleans.ca/news/15-ways-to-…
RE: Instagram Reels - do you ever wonder who decided dancing and pointing to text was the best way to execute them? #socialmediamarketing
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