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An Affair with the City
You had just turned thirteen the first time you laid eyes on New York city and it was an immediate infatuation. You had never seen such beauty as that of its be-speckled dusk skyline from the view of your airplane window as it descended into the concrete jungle. There was a twisting in your stomach as your smile reached from ear to ear just thinking about the adventures ahead. Somehow the long and tiring journey spent from Manila to Los Angeles and finally to New York was all worth it and meant close to nothing if you could only spend a minute in this city. Yes, you were quite infatuated. However, truly falling in love with New York happens slowly at first, and then all at once.
By Nikki Malupa5 years ago in Wander
Disdained beauty, like an island of heaven in an ocean of hell! The chutzpah of Kashmir
Kashmir - the crown that sits atop India, is in a dire state and needs revival from its kind. With so much going on around the world, we seemed to have forgotten that life is still at a standstill in India’s newest Union Territory. Uncertainty is an everyday phenomenon for the locals; events like complete lockdown, internet shutdown, military interference, use of force, religious tensions, and fear of inexistence are part of everyday life.
By Robin Singh5 years ago in Wander
Do You Need to Learn Spanish When Visiting or Moving to Costa Rica?
When I first visited Costa Rica in November of 2002, I didn't know any Spanish at all. Well, maybe, "Como estas?", and "Hola!". . but that was it. I look back and I remember that I didn't have too much trouble at all navigating by myself in a foreign country, 1.132 miles from my home in South Florida. I found, to my surprise, that many ticos here knew enough English to understand what I had to say. I have some Italian in my blood from my mom's side of the family and it was very easy for me to talk with my hands, which, as you know, is an international language!
By William "Skip" Licht5 years ago in Wander
Sanxingdui civilization, do you know?
Sanxingdui Tongliren. We have all seen photos, the bronze cultural relics unearthed in Sanxingdui are very strange in shape. So what do these shapes mean? What are the Sanxingdui civilization and Chinese civilization that they represent? Next, I will introduce you a bronze sculpture unearthed in Sanxingdui, Guanghan, Sichuan, Sanxingdui bronze statue.
By Deo Trumba5 years ago in Wander
Tob Tob Dance
Tob Tob Dance I am building a 25 foot tree for Much Ado about Nothing and there has been a few comments about the manufacture of this tree. One through line goes like this; cut down a tree to get the wood to mash up into bits of wood and reassemble to make a tree for the stage.
By Stephen Morgan5 years ago in Wander
Malu Fa'afafine.
Titled: Malu Fa’afafine: Hi love, and welcome back to my Part Two of my Body Art series. It’s a bit strange that I was able to reflect on a few dark areas of my life in terms of coping with growing up in a world that is in favour of patriarchy. That’s something I haven’t had the chance to do and it gave me an opportunity to be vulnerable in sharing things that have been extremely personal to me. This is all privileged information that now is accessible online, exclusively on the vocal platform. If you haven’t read my part one make sure to do so because in this section I’ma go over the current demons I have to fight and in a sense break down specific barriers via social media.
By Talalima Mobley.5 years ago in Wander
Why am I so proud to be Wasian?
Hi everyone! If you don’t know what Wasian is - Here is a little explanation. Wasian is someone who is Western and Asian. You can also call it Eurasian for some - Mix of European and Asian or like they say in the Philippines ‘Mix Mix’. I am myself a Wasian. My father is French and my mother is Filipina - Or Pinay. And I am so proud of it. Here are some points that make me proud of being who I am.
By Axelle T. Marchesin5 years ago in Wander
