My pulse rose as the blood in my veins flowed in reverse and filtered through various organs and muscle tissues. Some of the blood flow to the capillaries of the lungs where oxygen magically separates and detaches itself from the iron in my red blood cells. The oxygen then replaces the carbon diox..

Life is like a sea urchin. It is a dimensionless graph consisting of countless axes that liken to the “test” and “spines” of a sea urchin. Each axis is given different factors and variables, and they are given equally to each and every one of us at birth. Although equals in..

Twelfth at the Back of the Stage Twelve chords of silicon resound to make mellifluous resonances, each note resounding the Josun Dynasty when the ancestral instrument Kayakeum was made. Deft little fingers plucking the chords to play a Minyo, a Korean folk music, sadly do not belong to me. No, th..

632-word version: “I thought something was wrong with her!” was what Ms. 선생님성함 said to my parents on the Parents’ Evening in 초등학교명. She was commenting on my inability to talk even a word in class. Barely eleven years old and completely new to a western country, I had a..

If you ever go to Brussels, Belgium, you must see Manneken Pis or “Little Man Wee” for it may render a sense of my upbringing. Although my legend of earning the nickname “Little Man Wee” is not so grand and did not attract adoring devotees as Manneken Pis’, it has had..

636-word version: “Magic!” Paltry, petty, and even corny though it may sound, performing magic in front of complete strangers has been a significant motivator in my life since my home away from home endeavors in New Zealand to the United States, for performing it has provided me with t..