SEEING THE CITY: 2025

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...

(Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso from this North Jersey article which I recommend taking a look at. The pictures are very nice.) This 2019...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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.”...

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...

"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...

Let's talk about a city name that's often mispronounced: Nice.

Between my recollections of summer 2014 and autumn 2016, en route to the lesson in preparation for the art school, the ironic...

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....

In 2018, I embarked on an adventure. Flying out of Newark Liberty International Airport, my excitement and curiosity shot across the...

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...

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...

Jin Watanabe Tourists in New York City come to experience the hustle and bustle of Manhattan. They marvel at the skyscrapers, the lights,...

Growing up in Taipei, my experiences in its dense downtown and tranquil suburbs provided a distinctive lens through which I've come to...