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The Rooms That Shape Us

No one gets to the top alone. And no couple ever truly walks down the aisle alone, either. Behind every wedding, every…

What Yūgen Means This one always gives us goosebumps. Yūgen (幽玄) is one of those Japanese words that refuses to be neatly…

There’s a Japanese word that feels like the thread holding it all together. Wa. It’s often translated as “harmony,” but it’s so much…

The Cassette That Started It All I still remember the day Dee threw a cassette across the cafeteria table at uni and…

Some movies don’t just entertain us. They live in us. For us, Father of the Bride was one of those films. Not the kind…

What Kintsugi Means One of our favourites today. It really resonates deeply with us both. Kintsugi (金継ぎ) is the Japanese art of…

The Meaning Behind Tsundoku Japan has a word for everything. Even for that leaning tower of unread books on your nightstand. Tsundoku (積ん読)…

There’s a quote we stumbled across recently that stopped us in our tracks: “Your purpose is not the thing you do. It…

“You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams We miss Robin Williams. Oh how we miss…

“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” – Mary Oliver We read that and thought… yes. That’s weddings. That’s travel. That’s…

Nagomi: A Word You Feel More Than Translate Some words don’t really have an English twin. Nagomi (和み) is one of them. It’s usually…