WHAT FIRST STRUCK ME ABOUT BERLIN WAS THE UNDENIABLE VITALITY OF EXPRESSION THAT EXISTS IN ALMOST EVERY POCKET OF THE CITY. IT FELT MORE INTERESTED IN HOW MY IDENTITY CONTRIBUTED TO THE AMORPHIC NATURE OF THE CULTURE RATHER THAN THE LINES ALONG WHICH THE TWO WERE CONSISTENT. I FOUND THAT THE CONTEMPORARY BERLINER IS NOT […]
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Isaan, Thailand
The northeastern region of Thailand, or Isaan, is unlike anywhere else in the country. Known for its lush rice patties and simple lifestyle, the area serves as the national hub of traditional culture. By living with a family of organic rice farmers in a village of 200 people in the province of Yasothon, I grew […]
Berlin Impressions
These five stations are the most memorable places for me. Lived in an old and quiet Berlin apartment, walked to grocery stores in cold and gloomy late autumn, got off together with talkative drunk person at the U-Bahn station—a typical Berliner life for me. I was always scared at night. And it was not the kind […]