Mariah’s Column: Appreciating Nature’s Beauty
I have always been captivated by trees, by their majestic beauty and the powerful way in which their roots are able to transcend and break through concrete and rough surfaces.
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Justin’s Column: Ganzfeld in Los Angeles
I passed under the busy network of freeways, driving by modernist buildings, more ornate art-deco buildings, cookie-cutter apartments and strip malls clad in banners of different languages.
Read moreMariah’s Column: Living life as “Lin Lin”
Even though I had my yellow, jumbo Ticonderoga kindergarten starter pencil clutched awkwardly in my right hand, the blank sheet of wide double-lined paper still seemed terrifying.
Read moreChristmas in July
“During our last meal together, the night I left Ethiopia, I looked at that same brown table as it seemed to once again groan under the weight of an enormous pile of food. I felt incredibly happy that I now knew the Amharic name of every food on that table.”
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