Reflecting on a turbulent year as I ready myself for a fresh start filled with kindness and peace.
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Reflecting on a turbulent year as I ready myself for a fresh start filled with kindness and peace.
Read MoreJazz, green tea, sake, pottery and more in the coastal capital city of Kyūshū island
Read MoreReflections from an overnight train ride from Hong Kong to Shanghai and a high-speed rail journey along China’s eastern territory
Read MoreMaking a slideshow about one man and his family’s story on preserving Myanmar’s puppetry tradition.
Read MoreCompilation of a series of posts about a self-drive trip in Hokkaido. I hope these stories will continue to inspire someone to discover the low-key charm of Hokkaido and its remarkable natural landscape, and, ultimately, to see another side of Japan.
Read More认命 (rèn mìng): 承认自己的命不好而逆来顺受; to be resigned to fate Friday, 15 November 2013: I was standing outside an entrance to a building in Belleville, chatting with a woman from Dongbei in China. In her mid-forties, Xin Yuan* was in a black cinched waist puffer jacket, a short white woolen skirt worn over black leggings, and boots. She…
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