In A Blink Of An Eye
Have you ever thought about a window when you thought of home? I don’t mean the metaphorical...
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Category: Essay
The Blood of the Soul
I spent my morning at the Italian consulate today, submitting my application to become Italian....
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A Sail For Peace
“…It was our way to abolish government-made borders and show the world as one beautiful nation whose ruler was the sea, where nature’s laws are strict, yet simple, and the inhabitants are all equally unique.”
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The Good Old Language Struggle
Yesterday I was thinking of the downs of living “abroad”. I must say I very rarely put myself this...
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Walking into a Memory
One of the beautiful things about moving often is that you experience the “little...
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The Lily and the Rose: Living Between East and West
“The West for me means ambition, the East contentment. My heart is ever in one, my soul in the...
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Home as Metaphor
I woke up this morning from a dream in which I’d just bought a new house. It was a big...
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The Roots of Dispersion
I often wonder how it feels to be tied to a place, to know that your history happened there, that...
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The Privilege of Home
My view about the concept of ‘home’ drastically changed when I saw my...
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Authentic Identity – Filipino Kids Growing Up Abroad
One of the things we’re very keen on here at Hiraeth is reframing the narrative of migration...
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The Failing of My Heart – Nâzım Hikmet
Nâzım Hikmet (1902-1963) was a Turkish poet for whom the idea of home was a poignant one. An...
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- Hiraeth Ep. 24- Calmness Amidst Chaos 20/11/2017Francesca Aikman is an artist from the North West of England who lives and works in Amsterdam. She arrived directly after finishing a degree in Fine Art at university in Preston to take up a residency at OT303, and, without her really realizing or planning it, Amsterdam became home. Recently, she has been making small, […]
- Hiraeth Ep. 23- A Moving Legacy 02/10/2017In this episode, Sarah talks to Lucille Abendanon who has three nationalities and has lived in six different countries. Lucille shares not only her own story of movement, but also the incredible stories of her Dutch Oma and Opa who survived life in Japanese concentration camps. Lucille is a writer and values the power of […]
- Hiraeth Ep 22- Crimea Calling 18/09/2017In 2010, Masha and her brother inherited her grandparents’ home in Crimea, the place of her birth. Last Spring, she traveled there and felt a tug to return and explore her roots. She has long felt the pull between lands and questioned her sense of identity- having lived in the US since the age of […]
- Hiraeth Ep. 21 - Embrace The Journey 04/09/2017I met Cynthia on instagram- While she runs the very serious business of recruitment and coaching for expats through her company Xpath Global Careers, she also happens to run a hilarious instagram account called @expatmemes which pokes fun at the trials and tribulations of international life... Many times, I found myself commenting (or at least thinking) […]
- Hiraeth Ep. 20- Summer Wrap Up 21/07/2017In this episode, we talk about art, politics and plans for the future. This episode is a series of audio clips from team meetings and conversations recorded over the past six months. It is a reflection on the year so far- as we wrap up for Summer vacation. We will resume in the Fall, and […]
