Dispatches

Somewhere in Japan

Following The Path

Night view of Yamabiko Kids Park, Nerima Ward, Tokyo

Dispatch № 2: Meanderlust

2021-01-05 No Comments

Sneakers are a more powerful antidepressant than any drug. When loneliness intensifies or panic attacks cause the walls to close in, I strike out. All I need are my shoes and the knowledge that, as long as I keep moving, the shadows can’t catch up.

My boarding pass for Delta flight DL296, Shanghai to Narita, on the day I moved to Japan. 2015-03-31

Dispatch № 1: Trusting the Gut

2021-01-01 No Comments

For thirteen years before I boarded Delta flight DL296 from Shanghai to Narita, the journey lived at the back of my mind. It was always there, calling out to me, thrusting itself into my conscious awareness through any gap it could to color my thoughts with longing.