Spiders scurried away as I pulled open the privacy screen in the telephone booth. Shielding my eyes from the rain, I attempted to fit my luggage and myself inside the impossibly tiny space. The 10-yen coin in my pocket bought me about one minute to talk. “Moshi moshi?” I heard on the receiving end moments…

My first day in Hong Kong was a whiplash of taxis, neon, and lizard wine. I’d spent the afternoon settling in, watching the world go by outside my walk-up apartment. A parade of crimson taxis, motorbikes, and utility vans drove bumper to bumper with luxury import cars. Open rooftop tour buses passed by, elevated enough…

Kumihama Bay. Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Visit with Atsushi Toyoshima: oyster farmer and innovator. After arriving in the Kyotango Peninsula I suited up in a bright rubber-duck yellow rain slicker alongside Atsushi in his modest blue one as we geared up to head out into the Kumihama Bay. Bringing around the skiff tied behind several larger…

Woman in bloom. Last but certainly not least in a series of interviews with inspirational badass babes as a project in honor of Women’s History Month this year, we have Meg Bush (@iammegbush). She’s an advocate for body acceptance and healthy living who writes about everything from promoting mental health awareness, hard truths, and life…

Mothers. They raise us, challenge us, comfort us. Their influence on the future of the world is paramount. How they manage to do it all amidst the changing times is nothing short of a miracle. Here we have Anna Laero, creative director for Gather the Village Magazine (@gatherthevillage), writer, and mother of two. She runs…