Growing Up with Portland
My nose pressed and bumped against the school bus window while my eyes grew wide as I took in my new urban metropolis. Frankly, it was...
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SEEING THE CITY: 2024
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Sofia Doblosky
Feb 153 min read
America's 4th Most Miserable City?
(Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso from this North Jersey article which I recommend taking a look at. The pictures are very nice.) This 2019...
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jko352
Feb 152 min read
A LOVE AFFAIR WITH HOUSTON
My first time coming to the US took me from a girl who mostly traveled between two regions in my country to spending two days on...
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Nico Lit
Feb 153 min read
Connected Spaces in Redwood City
The small bump of the car as it turns into the parking lot pulls me from the half-awake, half-asleep state that I always seem to find...
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Sage Korfine
Feb 153 min read
Two Rich Worlds in One Small City
I grew up in Ithaca. Ithaca, the small, quaint, charming city that >25,000 students travel to and call home for at least part of the...
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qy228
Feb 152 min read
Walking in Nanjing
The city I grew up in is called Nanjing. “It has seen 2500 years of happenings before me.” I sometimes think that while walking under the...
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Matt Blades
Feb 153 min read
My Connection With San Diego
The San Diego Padres after winning the 2022 National League Division Series It was October 15, 2022. The San Diego Padres were down 3-0...
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Yoobin Lee
Feb 153 min read
From a resident to a tourist: Washington D.C.
"I am from D.C.” No, I am not. I actually come from a small suburban town called Ashburn, just 30 minutes outside of Washington D.C. I...
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Raymond Xu
Feb 152 min read
Beijing, A Modern and Ancient City
I moved from my hometown Wuxi to Beijing when I was six. Exotic, that’s how I saw the relationship between my family and the city. We...
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Jeffrey Mui
Feb 153 min read
The Worlds Best Playground
When most people think of New York City, the mental image that most tend to conjure up is an idea that I like to call the “urban forest.”...
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Lilian Cao
Feb 153 min read
Cigarette Smoke, Cobblestones, and Cold Air: Loches, France
It’s sunset, and the town square is pretty much empty. Wooden doors are locked and peeling blue window shutters closed tight save for one...
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Ally Han
Feb 143 min read
A City Walk Through Time, Art, and Alleys
"Shanghai is a city you visit and want to go back to." "Why?" "Because you start to see the other side of the city beyond its prosperity...
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Agnes Sun
Feb 143 min read
Nice truly is nice
Let's talk about a city name that's often mispronounced: Nice.
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Amy Nam
Feb 143 min read
The ‘Invisible’ Village
Between my recollections of summer 2014 and autumn 2016, en route to the lesson in preparation for the art school, the ironic...
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Alexandra Chou
Feb 142 min read
Home Kong
As I step off the airplane, a sense of anticipation fills the air. The wet moist air sticks on my skin, making me feel uneasy and hot....
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Emma Kagan
Feb 143 min read
Two Sides of One Coin: the Transcendence of Berlin
In 2018, I embarked on an adventure. Flying out of Newark Liberty International Airport, my excitement and curiosity shot across the...
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Eva Nguyen
Feb 142 min read
Birmingham: The Many Facets of the Magic City
When you think of Alabama, the state is immediately reduced to country roads. When my parents immigrated in the 90's, they saw Alabama as...
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Roma Patel
Feb 142 min read
A Love Letter to My Hometown
Dear Coppell, This is a love letter and this is an apology. To the little suburb that watched me flourish and grow up from a giggling...
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Jin Watanabe
Feb 143 min read
Being a Tourist in Your Own City
Jin Watanabe Tourists in New York City come to experience the hustle and bustle of Manhattan. They marvel at the skyscrapers, the lights,...
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Edward Chen
Feb 143 min read
Between Concrete Jungles and Serene Suburbs: Finding My Place in Taipei
Growing up in Taipei, my experiences in its dense downtown and tranquil suburbs provided a distinctive lens through which I've come to...
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Arturo Escobar
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