hello,

this is Salima

Hey, I’m Salima. Or just SS - the voice behind From the 3rd.

I live on a third floor with zero elevator and way too many shoes for someone who insists on walking everywhere. But this blog? It's more than just an apartment. It's a point of view. A place to spill stories that I probably shouldn't be telling on the internet — and yet here we are. 

If you're here for polite small talk and superficial conversations, you might want to leave. But if you're here to read unfiltered thoughts, style recs, sharp interviews, deep dives, and the occasional romantic disaster... then bienvenue, love. 

I'm a journalist by trade, observer by instinct, and romantic by accident. I live for good style, loud conversations, and the quiet in-between moments that never make it into group chats. Here, I write about culture, lifestyle, fashion, dating (yikes), identity, interviews I can't stop thinking about, and everything in between.

Want to know more?

- I grew up somewhere between reality and an episode of Sex and The City.

- I write better at night, and I could tell you that I dress better when I'm in a rush, but that's a lie. 

- I'm a Virgo, obviously.

- And yes — I've cried at least once a month this year. 

This blog is my little corner of the internet.

For stories. For scenes. To showing up as I am, and let others do the same.

At the very least, I hope it makes you laugh.

At the very most, I hope it inspires you or makes you feel a little more understood.

Welcome to From the 3rd.

Signed,

by SS.