PHOTO REFLECTION: Karen Hua, Anne He, Alice He and Abeir Soukieh bring us a thoughtful collaboration combining photography and fashion.
Growing roots
REFLECTION: Akka Ballenger Constantin explores what “home” means to her, and reminisces about the tastes she carries with her wherever she goes to maintain that sense of home for her always.
The samosas are cooked in ghee…
REFLECTION: Asha Lambert-Patel recounts an interaction that toes the fine line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation.
Passing through
MEMOIR: Ken Wallace reflects on the time he spent teaching English in Japan after university, including when his mum came to visit him some six months in.
Green banana
REFLECTION: Vesna Cvjetićanin shares with us a happy interaction experienced during her lunchtime quest for a green banana.
in conversation with Jara Abagada
POEM: Oromo poet Saaro Umar brings us a found poem about place, citizenship, body, territory, sameness, difference, the future, the galaxies, and resilience.
There is a change…
SHORT STORY: Firas has just arrived in the country with his mother and father. From getting ready for school to making friends, Jasmine Soukieh brings us a story sketching his first impressions of this new place.
Allowing Me To Leave… (for Asefeh Zeinalabedini)
POEM: Anita Patel shares a poem inspired by her friend Asefeh’s journey from Tabriz to Canberra.
Home is where the cake is
RECIPE: Abeir Soukieh brings us a recipe from her mother’s cookbook – her go-to biscuit, perfect for any occasion.
Australia Felix
PHOTOS: Belgian photographer Wouter Van de Voorde shares with us photos of Canberra, Australia, where has lived for almost 10 years now.
