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Februllage 2024
2024-02-21 00:03:00 UTC
Another year, another #Februllage2024. I wasn’t planning to do the prompts this year as I sunk and settled into a depressive state. I started the challenge a few days into the month and decided to finish all the prompts in a couple short sprints. I found the majority of #Februllage2023…

Driving
2023-04-04 17:21:00 UTC
I’ve been learning how to drive, and I’m usually not one to dwell on what I “lack” in an unconventional family structure. But this is the first time in a while that I felt the apparent lack in not having a parental figure to teach me the ropes. Learning to…

Februllage 2023
2023-02-23 21:40:00 UTC
Very excited to participate in my first committed daily challenge to get my hands messy on paper again via #februllage2023! I did NOT follow the official Instagram posting order strictly even if I did make the collages sequentially, just to offer myself room for chaotic flexibility Click for caption to…

Elsewhere, Here
2023-02-16 02:17:00 UTC
There was a podcast episode on This American Life about immigrants hyper-fixating on their accents. It was recorded in the style of a game show, where the subject claimed to be able to tell when someone immigrated to America based on the way they speak. In particular, how much they…

October Is
2022-10-16 21:55:00 UTC
October is hard. I am not sure if it has always been hard, but it definitely got more intense in the last several years.A grieving month, estranged sibling (?), birthdays I shouldn’t hold in my heart any longer. A void so vast there’s not enough space within my world to…

New York Angels 😇
2022-09-07 19:00:00 UTC
Patio nurses with gentle voices who treated and calmed an old lady injured from a fall :(Subway commuter at the turnstiles who opened the Do Not Open gate for us when we were in a rush, trapped & irritated from a silly mistake: “just come in what are you doing”…

Different, Not Better
2022-07-31 20:53:00 UTC
This is a continuation of a previous journal entry on my collaboration with Recreate Place for Edgewood Public School in Scarborough and Pierre Laporte Middle School in North York Connected by Nature📍 North York The school is located at a busy intersection with ongoing construction near the entrance of the…

Art on the Edge
2022-07-28 20:15:00 UTC
In celebration of Toronto’s Year of Public Art, Recreate Place collaborated with the Toronto District School Board, ArtworxTO and local artists to explore ways for children to provide meaningful insights based on their vision of public art. Through a series of activities in a 4-month process, elementary school children from…

This City Has My Entire Heart
2022-07-01 02:34:00 UTC
June was a doozy one! I don’t have a fleshed out piece to share, as I didn’t carve out the time and space to sit down and reflect these past weeks amidst back-to-back workshops. I’m learning to invite gentleness while trying to be more disciplined. So on the last day…

Telling Good Stories is Hard
2022-06-01 16:40:00 UTC
There’s a recent Decoder Ring episode about The Storytelling Craze — how storytelling became a trendy tool for businesses to sell products and where it’s going. In school, stories are often shared as cautionary tales, narratives wrapped with a perfect bow to teach a lesson at the end. On social…

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