Category: Superstitions & Beliefs

I was walking through a quiet neighborhood in suburban Osaka when a local woman suddenly pointed at my hands with…

I remember the first time I sat down for a bowl of steaming gukbap in a cramped, neon-lit alleyway in…

I stood there by the kitchen sink, my hands dripping with soapy water and the scent of lemon dish soap,…

I spent years feeling like I was shouting into a void, waiting for some booming voice from the clouds to…

I was standing in the middle of Charles de Gaulle airport, clutching a boarding pass that was damp with my…

I remember the first time I sat in a tiny kitchen in Krakow, the smell of damp wool and fried…

I remember the first time I felt the weight of a Slavic glare. It was a Tuesday in Krakow, and…

I remember being in a dim, wood-paneled pub in Dublin back in the day, clinking my glass of ice water…

I stood up at the long mahogany table, raised my glass with a confident smile, and felt the temperature in…

I remember the first time I dropped my car keys while standing over a storm drain in downtown Chicago. It…