Presently: Rainy Season in Yamaguchi
My first spring in Japan, quite stunning, has ended. The crickets have returned and they are getting louder by the day. It is now rainy season and my…
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…
Presently: Farewell NYC
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.…
Summer Diary: Call Me Stucko
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…
Autumn Diary: How to be Sad
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…