This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Phillips, 47, the owner of Bearfoot Gardens, a farm in Seoul. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I moved to Seoul in 2006, the same year my relationship with…
In the spring of 2024, my husband, Paul, and I bought a house in England and were preparing to move that summer. We'd been talking about leaving the US since we started dating a decade prior, but now that it was…
Felicia Raye Diny: ‘We bring everything to set the families up.’ When people escape domestic abuse they often leave in a hurry with few possessions. Once they find a place to live, Felicia’s Donation Closet is there to help. “We…
An Elgin artist is empowering others by helping them fulfill their dreams while at the same time educating the community about her culture — one that she didn’t learn about until she was an adult. Niphaphone Laura Robertson is the founder…
The chief medical officer says rural retirees can find themselves isolated and vulnerable - and I too would urge people to be realistic about moving out of the city In my fifties, I was living the dream. My husband and I…
For many students, breaks mean going home. For others, they mean a week of dietary monotony. “All the dining halls were closed,” Marie Chan ’79, a Hong Kong native, recalled about fall break in a recent interview with The Daily Princetonian.
As Michaelmas rolls around once again, I open my phone to the unmistakable signs of a new academic year at Oxford. Society committee pleas, ads for upcoming club nights, and emails welcoming a new wave of freshers fill my inbox…
The Oxford Student Yearning for Home: An American’s Reflections on being an International Student It’s hard to believe it has been a month since I arrived in Oxford. One of the most wondrous aspects of life at this university is…
From Utah to Texas to the Bronx, students are immersing themselves in unfamiliar American places to better understand ways of life vastly different from their own. This story is part of: This story is part of The Depolarization Project, a…
More than 600 Hong Kong primary and secondary school students got a taste of life abroad at the 20th AFS Intercultural Fair 2026, where cultural exchange, performances and conversation offered a window onto the world beyond the city. The fair, organized by AFS…
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