បច្ចុប្បន្ន កាហ្វេ Bachchobon Cafe still has my heart
When I planned my time in Siem Reap, I expected to write about Angkor Wat or hours spent traipsing through the jungle. I never anticipated some of my favorite memories originating in a small, locally owned coffee shop. Yet here I am, dedicating an entire blog post to បច្ចុប្បន្ន កាហ្វេ Bachchobon Cafe. After several days…
Thailand in Tanka: Inspired by Murakami’s “On a Stone Pillow”
After reading Murakami’s “On a Stone Pillow,” I found myself drawn to the quiet emotional weight carried through tanka. The way ordinary encounters are preserved in a succinct, emotive format felt especially accessible to me. When I travel, I find that everyday encounters often reveal a place’s essence best, yet they’re also the hardest to…
Review of First Person Singular
A thoughtful yet uneven collection that intermittently reaches genuine emotional and philosophical depth, but too often remains confined to familiar reflections on memory and self.
While its strongest stories offer striking meditations on impermanence and the instability of the self, the collection as a whole frequently mistakes introspection for insight, circling its central concerns…
Living in the Spectacle —A Digital Nomad’s Perspective
When reflecting on the digital nomad’s economic impact, their market positioning becomes incongruous. The typical digital nomad positions themselves as having “escaped the system” while conversely participating in the larger network of global capitalism. In fact, the lifestyle often depends on it. Budget airlines, remote work infrastructure, global coworking spaces, short-term leasing agreements, social media,…
Review of The Society of the Spectacle
Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle feels more relevant the further society moves into the digital age.
Welcome
Travel has carried me across oceans and through many cultures, where conversations with strangers often led to even deeper conversations with myself. Each place has left a little imprint in my psyche, and this blog is where I intend to gather those moments and press them into written form.