REFLECTION / POEM: Abeir Soukieh describes the way a set of postcards from Lebanon helped her to piece together some elements of her identity.
Author: belongingmag
Solace
POEM: Ray Mardia reflects on memories stored unconsciously and the power they have to bring comfort in difficult moments.
Na raskrsnici svetova / На раскрсници светова / At the crossroads of two worlds
POEM: Vesna Cvjetićanin describes the elusiveness of locating and choosing between her two personal histories.
Claim me, home
POEM: Bojana Kos describes the difficulty of belonging to a “stranded” diaspora.
Putting love on our plates: Cooking with my father
PHOTO REFLECTION: Anita Patel shares one of the special ways she has learned to understand and express love.
Witness
POEM: Ray Mardia reflects on her return to a far-off home, and what she saw there.
Kunang Kunang
POEM: Ifa Barry remembers nights spent under the light of fireflies.
The Reserve
MEMOIR: Boripat Lebel remembers the nature reserve he and his family used to explore in the hinterland of Perth, Australia.
Orthodox Easter eggs – Coming together to share traditions
FOLK TRADITION: Vesna, Dunja and Ella take us through their egg-colouring process for Orthodox Easter.
Bridging two worlds: Identity crisis of a returned expat
REFLECTION: Teresa Sadkowsky shares her experiences reconciling her Japanese and Australian cultural identities after an extended time spent living overseas.
