Hello Everyone !!! Welcome to my blog space LivetoLoveSmileNShine.
I am Kanta Upadhyay / Kanta Singh or you can simply call me Kanta. My friends and family call me Mili.
I was raised in Bokaro Steel City (Jharkhand), India. I did my B.Sc (Microbiology) from Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu (India), and M.Sc (Biotechnology) from Nagpur University, Nagpur (India). After marriage I moved to Bangalore with my husband in 2007. I moved to USA in 2012 & stayed there till 2018. I have special attachment with Tulsa, Oklahoma & Houston, Texas, because of my kids’ birth and their childhood memories lingers with those places. Currently I am residing in Stavanger, Norway.
I have been raised in a joint family setup and hence had very happening life and humorous moments revolving around my aunts, cousins and relatives connected to our village roots. We, every summer vacation used to visit our grandparents’ houses and spend one month in the rural setup. Hence, often you will encounter some earthy, quirky anecdotes in my blog.
I am fun loving mom, with two beautiful kids. Often you will encounter the mom inside me in my blogs. My hobbies are learning new and easy recipes, spending time with my kids, travelling and gardening. My favorite color is purple and red. I have special affinity for language learning and know various Indian languages like Sanskrit, Hindi, and Bhojpuri along with international languages like elementary German, Basic Spanish & Norwegian. By profession I am a Data Analyst, but I am a blogger, an RJ by passion and a social worker by heart. I have worked with various renowned NGOs like Ronald McDonald House (at Texas Children Hospital), Be The Match, Susan G Komen, etc.
I have 3 years of formal training in South Korean martial art Taekwondo. I am a certified district level instructor and refree for the same. I also have participated in various state level championships and a gold medalist at district level.
About LivetoLoveSmileNShine
Live2LoveSmileNShine is a blog space to share my own experiences, my imaginations in form of short stories & poems, my self created life hacks, and anecdotes. Through this page you will also get some tips & tricks in raising, and engaging kids; some lip smacking recipes; and some humorous moments & situations to make you laugh, and feel positive. This blogspace is dedicated to everyone who live to love, smile and shine.
I hope you will like this page and share your views with me.