An uncomfortable flight home from Japan made me ask why we stay silent when someone crosses our boundaries. Proxemics, the armrest debate, and what Japanese omoiyari and American assertiveness can teach each other.
At the counter of Ise Jingu’s Inner Shrine, early in the morning, I lined up the omamori I had chosen and counted them. Then I counted again. It took me a few minutes to realize Read more
Positive Psychology Why the Best Part of a Trip Happens Before You Leave Five days out, I have a plane ticket and nothing else. Not because I ran out of time — because I don’t Read more