Faces & Stories

  • December 29, 2024

Friendship

I’m so grateful that I’m still in touch with my university friends. This post is for the friends who stood by me during some of my craziest times, who know me in ways most people don’t. They always bring positive energy to my problems. Imagine having friends who can turn any stressful difficulty into a […]

  • February 17, 2024

Ba

It was a calm, windy afternoon. I sat on a couch behind a gentleman I call ‘Ba’ – the Southern Vietnamese word for Dad. We were at our local bank, taking care of some paperwork. Since we needed to stay in a queue due to COVID-19 precautions, we had to maintain some distance from each […]

  • April 2, 2023

The afterglow

It was my escape to Tà Năng – Phan Dũng in February 2019. At the time, I was a lost soul, and fate led me to meet this remarkable gentleman during one of the most challenging periods of my life. This person, and the journey itself, inspired me to keep moving forward. My time-spent with […]

  • May 7, 2021

Miss Mật Ong

I met this young lady at an art workshop. As we were all waiting for it to begin, I heard a soft voice from behind me, “Hey sis, do you want to draw on your shoebox? I have lots of pencils” I turned around and saw her sitting in a corner, pencil in hand, focused […]