Dear Mexico, I am finally writing to you from New York. I have wanted to do it for a long time, but as you can imagine, one always looks for a moment propitious to the heart and to the imagination. Tonight in New York, in the loneliness of my bedroom, I realized that I should …
Category: Hellos & Goodbyes
The Memorable Day of the Undeserved Killing
Our childhood ran out in Soviet times, with a limited amount of food products in the stores. Vegetables and fruits came from only local fields and gardens. Even bananas were considered an exotic food that hardly ever appeared on the stores’ shelves. When we became students, the Soviet Union fell apart, and the market became …
Moment of Kindness
In Abidjan, the heart of Ivory Coast, beneath the radiant sun and the city’s diverse tapestry of cultures, I experienced a moment of kindness that etched itself into my memory. On a balmy afternoon, I meandered through the bustling markets, where a lively dance of colors and sounds enveloped the atmosphere. Within this vibrant chaos, …
My Grandmother
I didn’t see my grandmother very often because we lived in different countries. I met her when I was seven years old. She was strong, authoritarian, a bit fat, and very dynamic. Also, she was a very independent woman. She was able to drive until she was eighty. She had seven kids. When the youngest …
My Sweet Dog
When I was a child, my family had a very sweet golden retriever. Her name was Aki, which means “autumn” in Japanese. She loved going out with my family. We used to go out in the car my father drove. We went to many places, such as rivers, beaches, and mountains. The picture that I …
Living Memory
Blaring ambulance sirens and red jeans. What a strange memory to have. A middle-aged woman was stuck in the elevator of the building where I lived. A neighbor kindly asked me to get my dad to help the woman escape the trap. Why him? Why me? What did I have to do with an unfamiliar …
Fighting With Love
It is not easy to fight against love. Parents give you their precious child, and as a babysitter, you put your life into taking care of that baby you have in your hands. Parents give you their precious child, and that is where your responsibility starts. Personally, I never took babysitting as only a job …
You Are Forever in My Heart
“This is not happening to me. It is just a bad dream and I’ll wake up,” I repeated over and over again, but my head and hands were cold, and my heart refused to believe me. I would like to tell the story of a strong relationship, impossible to repeat and impossible to forget. A …
Misery
You put me to bed for a very long time You made it so hard for me to wake up The room was always cold like in the wintertime I could not feel the summer breeze on my face even when I listened to the good news about the weather They said it’s going to …
Don’t Worry, I Got You
Spreading kindness by helping strangers not only brings happiness to them but also to you. It’s like a double dose of good vibes for everyone. We all need this bright light in our lives, but still, most of us are too shy to spontaneously extend a helping hand to a person we’re seeing for the …