Living abroad has been the most invaluable educational experience of my life. Covid-19, though it’s rendered us less mobile than ever, is actually bringing much of what I learned as an expat, to all.
From the time commercial air travel took off in the 1950s, cities and countries around the world today are more inaccessible than ever. Borders have closed, airlines are going out of business, and airports are closing down. Within countries, the restrictions…
As we move through adulthood, the way we perceive our lives becomes broken down by the way we spend our time. We create separate identities for our different selves: who we are at work, with family, with friends and in a relationship. While we tend to insist each of those identities are…
I’ve always said I’m a person who likes change.
I look forward to sifting through the layers of a new city. I enjoy the transition to a new season. I treat hobbies like homes — living in one for a few years before moving on to something new.
These past few weeks, people globally have felt anxiety against new rules and lockdowns inhibiting our usual behaviors, norms, and ways of being. Today, people are still fighting against global health advisories to stay home in favor of their lifelong embedded habits of being social…
