Bangkok: Sawasdee Khrap
Bangkok changed the way I think about cities. In its neon streets, crowded temples, and layered history, I discovered what urban texture truly means—and why some places stay with you long after you leave.
I describe a lifelong social awkwardness and how the internet became a more comfortable place for identity, friendship, and expression.
I think through trust, secrets, emotional risk, and why sharing hidden thoughts with another person can feel like release.
I reflect on indigo adults, energy, healing, sexuality, and the uneasy search for peace with who I am becoming.
I write a poem about the relentless machine in my mind, where noise, darkness, and pain keep grinding without slowing down.
I collect unfinished thoughts about progress, idealism, corruption, human potential, and why I still want a better world.
I reflect on how intense passion shapes my attachments, frustrations, creative drive, and difficulty moving through the world.
I sketch an idea for community-written theatre, where audiences help build a script through workshops and shared computers.
I look at an American English dialect quiz and reflect on growing up in Canada with American parents and mixed linguistic influences.
What is the nature of trust and belief?
I respond to ideas about youth, education, government, consumption, and the possibility of social change through media and schools.
I review Jean-Michel Jarre's Aero, describing synth-driven music, surround sound, and the sensation of being immersed in sound.
I challenge America around community, environmental responsibility, and civic care after the usual Independence Day celebrations fade.
As a Canadian living in America, I reflect on capitalism, 9/11, media memory, and the contradictions surrounding Independence Day.
I write about falling in love with my Kodak DX6490, photography, zoom experiments, and the pleasure of seeing the world through a camera.
I argue against abandoning people who are hurting, asking why kindness and support are so often replaced with harsh self-reliance.