Have you ever made plans with friends in advance, only to feel—somewhere between the agreed date and time—that you would rather cancel? Until the very moment I leave the house, I sometimes catch myself hoping the other person will cancel first. To be clear, it’s not that I don’t want to see my friends. I … 더 읽기
A Song from the Past There’s a song that starts with the narration, “Oppa, smile a little.”It’s Day of Peace by Epik High, a track from their 2004 album High Society. I’m no “oppa,” but this song used to be my go-to whenever anger bubbled up inside me. I hadn’t thought about it in years … 더 읽기
A Tragic Tale? Not Quite A master’s student rummaging through Sweden’s trash bins — it sounds like a sob story, right? Far from it. If I had to name the genre of this episode, it would be less tragedy and more adventure. It was early spring 2016 in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second city, where warmth doesn’t … 더 읽기