Place
“If you don’t know where you are going any road can take you there.”
Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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Lonely Tokyo
Tokyo… A liminal place full of quiet spaces?
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The Statue of Liberty: Paywalled
The Battery is the best place to view Lady Liberty but America’s most meaningful monument has been put behind walls. I’m left wondering, is America…
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NYC Travel Log: Poetic Prose Edition
Visiting NYC for the first time I had many feelings. Walking out of my Pod hotel, every sense was assaulted by smells, noises, and blatant…
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A Little Story from Buffalo
Sometimes you encounter friends in the most uncomfortable situations.
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Wabi-Sabi
Tokyo is a half-and-half city. Its land mass is huge; its ramen shops are counter space only. Big roads, no cars. Interactions are very polite…
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Rules
Tokyo has an oppressive number of signs. But as I found out, telling people the rules can be a kindness.
Travel represents a chance to expand our horizons and challenge ourselves in the unfamiliar. When we are away from home, we are forced to navigate the unknown geography of someone else’s roads, customs, and culture. It’s not about the coordinates of our destination, it’s about being in “another place.” Any place will do.
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Fiction is Real
The US is at war again, and it’s starting to seem like news stories are straight out of fiction. I would argue they are.
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Advice for a Broken Emoji Heart
Apple’s overactive software updates left me with a dilemma. How do we communicate the whole gamut of love, friendship, and respect with the emojis on our phones? In this special Valentine’s Day installment of Analyze…
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ICE is the Worst of Us
Another day, another deadly ICE shootings. The nation is, once again, in disbelief over the federal government’s use of unnecessary force. Let’s take a look at how we can use empathy to help us understand…
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The Onion Hates ICE
This is a somber addition to the Analyze the Meme series. After the shooting of Renee Nicole Good, the internet has been overwhelmed by strong emotions over her death. Today, we’ll be analyzing the satirical…