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Multicultural Sarajevo A melodic chant drowned the raucous sounds of Old Town in Sarajevo. We sat in black wooden chairs facing the chancel in the Serbian Orthodox Museum. A couple...
Empty and Fill: Seven Days in Chengdu, China
What I knew about Chengdu, China, would not fill a teacup. David and I came to Chengdu because it was unknown to us, and we wanted a place in southwestern China that would be a good stopover...
Sister Strangers: Remembering not to Forget. Japan, April/May 2025
Sojiji Temple Our place in Ibaraki, Japan, was dark, drab, flimsy, cluttered, and ergonomically bad for our bodies. But it was cheap, and three blocks away from the Sōjiji Temple. There are...
The Sound of Silence: Jeju Island March/April 2025
White waves, green water, and black volcanic rock, stirred by high wind. The view was wild, but inside, all was calm. I was at a coffee shop in the Naedo neighborhood of Jeju City, on Jeju Island. A...
Bosnia and Herzegovina: “The Power Lies with the People.”
Multicultural Sarajevo A melodic chant drowned the raucous sounds of Old Town in Sarajevo. We sat in black wooden chairs facing the chancel in the Serbian Orthodox Museum. A couple...
Empty and Fill: Seven Days in Chengdu, China
What I knew about Chengdu, China, would not fill a teacup. David and I came to Chengdu because it was unknown to us, and we wanted a place in southwestern China that would be a good stopover...
Sister Strangers: Remembering not to Forget. Japan, April/May 2025
Sojiji Temple Our place in Ibaraki, Japan, was dark, drab, flimsy, cluttered, and ergonomically bad for our bodies. But it was cheap, and three blocks away from the Sōjiji Temple. There are...
The Sound of Silence: Jeju Island March/April 2025
White waves, green water, and black volcanic rock, stirred by high wind. The view was wild, but inside, all was calm. I was at a coffee shop in the Naedo neighborhood of Jeju City, on Jeju Island. A...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: “The Power Lies with the People.”
Multicultural Sarajevo A melodic chant drowned the raucous sounds of Old Town in Sarajevo. We sat in black wooden chairs facing the chancel in the Serbian Orthodox Museum. A couple...
Empty and Fill: Seven Days in Chengdu, China
What I knew about Chengdu, China, would not fill a teacup. David and I came to Chengdu because it was unknown to us, and we wanted a place in southwestern China that would be a good stopover...
Sister Strangers: Remembering not to Forget. Japan, April/May 2025
Sojiji Temple Our place in Ibaraki, Japan, was dark, drab, flimsy, cluttered, and ergonomically bad for our bodies. But it was cheap, and three blocks away from the Sōjiji Temple. There are...
The Sound of Silence: Jeju Island March/April 2025
White waves, green water, and black volcanic rock, stirred by high wind. The view was wild, but inside, all was calm. I was at a coffee shop in the Naedo neighborhood of Jeju City, on Jeju Island. A...
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