I can vividly remember the last time I interacted with a stranger without anxiety they might give me a deadly virus. It was the last weekend I had before a very, very long period of isolation. It’s on brand with…
The Yellow House: A Meditation on Mental Health at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is an immersive argument for the immeasurable value of human connection, and the necessity of empathy for mental illness. It also explores the rejection and isolation felt by those living with mental illness. Like…
Living in Kazakhstan: A Firsthand Account of the Almaty Protests
“Let’s fly back to Kazakhstan on January 2nd from Turkey. School starts on the 10th and I want a week to just relax and enjoy Almaty.” You all know by now, if you have been reading the news, that the…
I’m An American Living in Almaty, Kazakhstan and I Got the Sputnik V Vaccine
Here’s the story in one sentence: My partner and I were strictly social distancing and working from home since March 13, 2020 and on April 19th, 2021 we were officially two weeks post second (free) dose of the Sputnik V…
