New year’s resolutions are often based on what we already know, yet surprising facets of ourselves are evoked by novel situations. Our metamorphosis chooses us. This is especially true in the blogosphere. [...]
Moving abroad and having to live in a world she only imagined, a mapmaker’s art changes. [...]
What do you miss most about your home country? The solid reality of family and places — or an atmosphere long since vanished? [...]
If each tiny, agile step forward is a step away from something else — guaranteed not to be there forever, trustily waiting for our return– we need to consider with extra care where we’re headed and when we choose to go. [...]
A fashion designer leaves the exploitation business. [...]
An American in China discovers her new expat persona — lyrical, and feisty — offers the freedom to redefine who she is and what she wants to be. [...]
Penang’s shophouses embodied the equatorial island’s melange of cultures and its exotic mercantile history. How does architecture influence your understanding of a place, its people and history? [...]
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