👋 Hi, I'm Arefin — welcome to my corner of the internet

Exploring life through my own lens.

Four kids, one camera, and far too many experiments. I film and write about what actually happens around here — school-run chaos, cricket Saturdays, classroom stories, and the places we wander off to. No guru talk, no highlight reel. Consider this my open book.

One honest letter, every now and then. No spam — ever.

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What I share

Stories from a life in progress.

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Life & Family

Four kids, one marriage, zero idea what we're doing half the time — and somehow it works. The beautiful chaos, documented.

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Work & Purpose

Training projects with CIWA, teaching English (CELTA-certified), walking newcomers through immigration as an RCIC — stories from someone who's been the newcomer.

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Travel & Places

Dhaka homecomings, Ontario road trips, and the lessons that sneak into the luggage on the way back.

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Health & Discipline

One meal a day, long fasts, cricket every Saturday. My body is a lab and I'm the (mostly) willing experiment.

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Tech & Productivity

Small experiments with tools and automations that quietly make family life run smoother. Tinkering, not obsession — promise.

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Life Thoughts

The 2am thoughts about identity, belonging, and starting over — written down before the morning makes me sensible again.

My story

A life in two chapters.

I grew up in Bangladesh and built a new life in Canada — and somewhere along the way I realized the most valuable things I've collected aren't things at all. They're lessons. This site, and the vlog, are my way of sharing them: honestly, imperfectly, and hopefully in a way that makes your own journey feel a little less lonely.

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Letters from Arefin

A short, friendly note with one life lesson, one thing I'm experimenting with, and one story from the week. Free, always.

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