Everyday Essays
- The Journey of Finding Leo (Leon Lai, A-mei)
Listening to a Leon Lai song and talking it over with AI, I found words for things I had long felt about voices, and about my own.
- From Five-Star Hotels to Hostels: Rethinking Lodging, Space, and People
Lying down in one of the bunks of a Bangkok hostel I am helping to set up, I felt an unexpected calm, and began to rethink what a place to stay actually gives a person.
- Installing Things in Four Countries: Order, Trust, and Systems in Everyday Life
Mounting a TV, putting up a drying rack, and fitting a smart toilet seat in Thailand, China, the United States, and Canada taught me how differently each country builds order and trust into ordinary life.