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Listicles/Project Finding Beauty

A Way of Looking at Interconnectedness

Posted on 10/06/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

i. If you open a map, you will see a web of roads, all leading to Krakow. I can easily see why. The fusion of medieval fairy tale and present-day living is a st...

Listicles/Project Finding Beauty

A Way of Looking at Boldness

Posted on 09/29/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

i. As I venture off-the-beaten-path, heading south, I throw away the mussel talisman around my neck. Instead, I rely on a bottle of Black Balsam I dragged all t...

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A Way of Looking at Kindness

Posted on 09/22/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

i. Clammed up, I’m an uncooked mussel as I board the bus. The lingering scent of passport checks fills the air, for we’re about to cross imaginary man-made bord...

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