The street bustles with a steady stream of visitors. Every now and again, one individual will pause, examining a store’s goods. Amongst this, Papa Noel…
Growing up, I always felt small. I’m half-Vietnamese, half-Chinese, and I live in New Zealand – so of course I didn’t feel like I belonged….
I read an article once, by a man whose name I cannot remember, which attributed the differences between occidental and oriental cultures to the incidence…
You might remember in the month after Donald Trump was inaugurated back in January 2017 the thousands of protesters who turned out at airports across…
“Reconciliation?” It was barely 11 in the morning, but the tent was crammed with people. Bums were packed onto seats and patches of grass; some…
On January 26, exhibitions are held throughout Australia’s campgrounds. The central themes of said exhibitions are that of patriotism and its associated behaviours. These grounds…
It took 12 months of planning to get me on the plane for my semester abroad at North Carolina State University. It was four months…
Enjoy the Journey – When You Get There, You May Not Be Welcome From Corfu to Korcula, from Montenegro to Rome, from Tallinn and Helsinki…
Ah, Venice – La Serenissma. La Dominante. The City of Bridges, of Masks, and Canals. The Grande Dame of the Adriatic. But has La Serenisima…
“It’s so HEAVYYY!” Several heads turn my direction and the disapproving stares of strangers cause me to wonder if I said that aloud by accident….
BEEP, beep, beep This tunnel is one of my biggest fears. I’m driving my car on the M5, about to go through the airport tunnel….
I arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, in the midst of an unprecedented Europe-wide heatwave, the first overt sign of the climate crisis I noticed. My arsenal…
