Winter Diary: Culture Shocks in Japan
It’s been more than three months since I moved countries, or as I love to remind myself, “moved continents.” But every now and then the fact that I…
It’s been more than three months since I moved countries, or as I love to remind myself, “moved continents.” But every now and then the fact that I…
I suppose it would be superfluous to say, I have not yet died. Excuse me, I have not died yet! Here is the thing: I have moved countries.…
Oh chewed-gum fixed to pavement and blackened by the soles of feet, how does it feel to be you? Here, stuck too, I’m trying to wrangle the feeling…
Happiness is the popular bug, no? Everyone wants to catch it. But even the happiest human would eventually suffer bursts of sadness. So two questions: What is sadness…
It is arresting like colorful leaves flying to the ground, sadness not exactly unwanted, you know. Quietly palpable in the yawning morning, wavering nuances on the back of…