I like the spirit of thanksgiving. Where I come from, thanksgiving is not celebrated. It’s not a holiday or a special day. Even though thankfulness is a big part of our faith, there’s no religious, cultural or social event to mark it.

My mum’s spent years telling me that I should be thankful every single day. Mum, I know you’re right, but it’s just not possible! But, remembering to be thankful one day is more than possible.

So keeping with the spirit of the day, I’d like to express my thankfulness for the one thing without which I probably wouldn’t know half of what I know – which isn’t much to begin with but you get my drift.

The thing I’m most thankful for is the Internet. You heard me folks! Without the Internet I probably wouldn’t have gotten interested in writing, I wouldn’t have read about different cultures, wouldn’t have gotten obsessed with world affairs and my horizons would have remained narrow had I not had access to the world wide web to find answers for every and anything I could think of.

Having been born and raised in a country that in its best years was called a ‘developing country’, the Internet became my portal of knowledge. It is the reason I chose the discipline I chose for my Bachelors. It’s responsible for making me a writer and it is also the medium through which I get work.

Most of all, I’m thankful for all the learning opportunities it gives me. From taking online classes to attending conferences – without it I wouldn’t even be a freelancer!

My thanksgiving giveaway: As a thanksgiving gift, I’m going to give 5 working hours free of charge. If you have a project that you want to work on but can’t find the time or the money, I’ll work for you for no charge.

Remember, I’m a writer so the work should have something to do with words. I’m open to all kinds of work. Writing, editing, proofreading, ghost writing etc. Even that of a Virtual Assistant. Be creative, or not. There are lots of possibilities.

If the work requires less than five hours, I’ll take on someone else’s work. The offer is valid till Sunday on a first come first serve basis. Monday I start working the allotted hours!