I had my first outdoor self-taken photo shoot a few months ago. I thought I had it all figured out: take a few pictures of myself wearing different masks, stand here, pose there. When it was time to create the blog post, the main subject – the “fashion mask” – faded in the background amidst the iconic red bridge, mountainous landscape, rushing stream, and my town’s skyline. Two words came to mind: structures and landscapes…
Living in a foreign country, adjusting to a new lifestyle and culture has its ups and downs, not to mention being away from family and close friends. And now we’re living in the midst of two global pandemics: covid19 and racism. While one – covid19 – in recent months has globally disrupted everyday life and claimed the lives of people all over the world (may their soul’s rest in peace), the other – racism – though it has been a deep rooted issue for centuries, in recent months countries like the United States and the UK have experienced heinous acts targeting people of color (may their souls also rest in peace and may justice prevail). And that, my friends, was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Experiencing any of these situations can start to take a toll on a person’s mental health…
Everyone around the world is being ask to protect themselves: social distance, quarantine, work from home, stand six feet apart, wear masks, gloves, eat and drink nutritiously. Though all these measures have and will help us to combat the coronavirus, in Psalms 91 King David points out something human effort cannot provide: a refuge and fortress…
Happy New – nope. Nine days into the exciting start of the new year I received my first message in a group chat about the coronavirus…