Musings on how a single nomad makes peace in planting roots.
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Baci Blessings
~Do I experience the world because I keep my heart and eyes open, or are my heart and eyes open because I experience the world?~ One by one, the elders of the clan gathered in the living room and approached the newborn on their knees. Gently, they each tied a single white string around the…
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I have a complicated relationship with control and uncertainty. As an expat learning my host country’s different norms and systems, I’m constantly navigating life in the dark. Of course, confronting this kind of uncertainty is part of the deal- and the thrill– of living abroad. On the other hand, I am nothing if not a
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One of the perks of living in countries like Korea is that you get to celebrate two new years. In case you tripped out of the gate with the Gregorian calendar’s kick off, fear not: there’s always Seollal, the Lunar New Year celebrated in many East Asian cultures.
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On Christmas Eve day, I drove my company’s van across the Incheon Bridge, a twenty-two-kilometer steel behemoth connecting the islands of Songdo and Yeongjong.
Circuitous Wanderings 