Cities In Motion

PhotographyMatea GrgurinovicMay 21, 2018Japan, Osaka, work, labour, travel, Asia

Life In Transit

I came to China to work, but so much of me stayed in Croatia – my family, my partner, my friends, my professional and personal interests. My everyday life in Beijing is mediated between here and there, in the span of the seven-hour time difference, in the Beijing hutongs and the streets of Zagreb.

Personal EssayAnonymousMarch 30, 2018travel, immigration, foreign, Croatia, Europe, Asia, China, long distance, family, loneliness, isolation

Reminiscing On Travel

Traveling never fails to remind me of where I come from and where my place is.

Personal EssayMatea GrgurinovicFebruary 26, 2018travel, Russia, Asia, solitude, loneliness, train, distance

Pretty Girls

Who is she? Just a girl you knew in elementary school who has become some sort of Instagram celebrity. And for doing what, you ask? She’s just a pretty girl, and Instagram loves pretty girls.

Personal EssayOlivia BudimanOctober 9, 2017Indonesia, women, feminism, Asia, USA, makeup, beauty, beauty standards, gender

What Buying Vegetables Taught Me About Privilege

My father was a farmer, and I remember when he let me play along in his field, albeit only during harvest time while my elder brothers helped him with the paddy and haystacks.