<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:23:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bestbeauty/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My Life Would Be Arcane (LOH 241)]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Google I see myself in almost all the characters in the Netflix series Arcane but let's start with Mel Medarda, if you know her back story, you'll know she was raised to be an aggressive person by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@bestbeauty/my-life-would-be-arcane-loh-241-sg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@bestbeauty/my-life-would-be-arcane-loh-241-sg</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestbeauty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:49:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNGKyg8hBMALBbFmJZZvnkyn9gqTYuyF8NM9TiXgffgbSfSxDDpHLai6HLULLefjxdJNn6wQiubC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy Mouth]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Freepik I’ve been working nonstop, doing everything right — staying late, saying “noted” in meetings, even laughing at the team lead’s dry jokes. Still, nothing. Not even a “well done.” “Chill, Becky.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@bestbeauty/busy-mouth-asn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@bestbeauty/busy-mouth-asn</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestbeauty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNGBbbFRhsBypKvCyKktBR33gLV9B3ji3kUTxoh1WL1LPhxXYHa2847gkxDh2rHr3ozNpbGA81LJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miss Overachiever {LOH 240}]]></title><description><![CDATA[My childhood was filled with my extended family making disheartening comments about my inability to understand our native language. Trust me, I tried learning, but I just couldn't grasp it. 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There’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@bestbeauty/my-silent-dreams-loh-239-jmx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@bestbeauty/my-silent-dreams-loh-239-jmx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bestbeauty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 08:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNHUVQUi2qfpfAdCEHi3eyN4P4DFLvNsqJqcpa6431u6pJUiUf4TMgrTTjtbkd71piLbU138UD2N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Initial Experience in Imo State: A Firsthand Look at Culture Shock]]></title><description><![CDATA[[From Google] So, what exactly is culture shock? 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