Category Essays

Personal essays on everyday life, travel, identity, and the questions that stay with me

Day 0: Sailing to Tasmania

A fourteen-day journey to Tasmania begins with a night on the sea, and the quiet unravelling of something I thought I already understood.

One Song a Day

A quiet reflection on routine, curiosity, and the unexpected way a song can open a door.

The Weight of Both Worlds

A woman standing between a glowing Seoul skyline and a sunlit Melbourne park, symbolising life between two worlds.

Caught between countries, roles, and identities, I try to live with both feet in different worlds—without losing myself in the middle.

A Ritual to Begin Again

Marking a New Identity Even if I continue working in my current job, I want to define myself as a writer by writing in the evenings and welcoming that identity with a ritual. Right now, I feel like I’m in…

Manifestation or Just Daydream?

Dream it. Believe it. Achieve it.

The Kind of Person I Am I’m the kind of person who does things right away.If someone says “let’s catch up for lunch sometime,” I’m the one who pulls out my calendar to book it. When I thought about living…