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Exploring cultures, creativity & social development.

Home Is Where the Heart Is

‘Home sweet home’. Once a simple adage that has adorned embroidered cushions, door mats and other domestic decorations for years, it no longer seems like such a straightforward…

New York

A friend once told me that every time he flew over New York City, his heart dropped. When my turn came, I was waiting for mine to do the same — and boy, did it. Peering through the…

Stepping on Stereotypes

Coachella, Burning Man, Glastonbury and Latitude – to name a few, are a hotbed of great music, chill vibes, and good times. The festivals have a reputation as not only being one of the…

For the Love of Lingo

What makes us human? The quality that separates us from all other creatures ─ that is irrefutably, uniquely ‘human’ ─ is language. Language is exquisite in its properties and its…

Tokyo

It’s 10.30pm on a Friday night, and somewhere on the 28th floor of a skyscraper in Roppongi, my work phone is ringing.

Playing Polo in Dubai

And we’re off. The reins in my left hand and the mallet swung over my right shoulder, we canter towards the pulu (ball). I half rise in the saddle, my eyes on the two tall metal…

Colombia: Road Tripping From One Extreme to Another

In between near-death experiences I am dimly aware that the radio is playing Western music. While I mentally compose my last will and testament, Elton John sings about the circle of life.…

Desert Aesthetic: Finding a Creative Oasis in Joshua Tree, California

The tone of our journey to Joshua Tree is set before we even leave LA. Pulling up outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), we venture past the high metal railings enclosing…

Istanbul: Finding Peace Among the Chaos

As my taxi approached the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, I felt a distinct pull in my chest — was this still the same city that had served for centuries as a magical meeting place of…

Nature’s Orchestra Plays on for Cyclone-Shocked Vanuatu

While Cyclone Pam may have sucked the lifeblood from the archipelago of Vanuatu, the sounds of the sea and land play a reassuring and healing symphony for islanders having to literally…

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