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You'll never forget your first, or so they say.
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
For the holidays, we went on a vacation in Morocco — my first time in the country and the African continent.
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

August 2022

“I know we’re living in the Marcos Era. And I’m aware that many people are suffering. But I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. Am I supposed to feel guilty…
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
Do I love the Philippines? What do I exactly love? Its geographic location? Its laws? The people? Trying to answer this feels like “Ship of Theseus”-ing…
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

May 2022

We need new myths to forge towards our uncertain futures, but they need to be founded on established historical truths.
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

March 2022

And it's wonderful
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)

February 2022

The French phrase for the week is: Je ne comprends pas. In English: I don’t understand. In high school, we had a substitute teacher who spoke French and…
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
I volunteer to be the Valentine's Scrooge.
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
Au cours de la troisième semaine, things have started to pick up.
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
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January 2022

Checking out new apartments, the shame of learning a new word, and rummaging through a dead man's stuff
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
Nous sommes ici, discovering a new city
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The patriarchy teaches men that we need to banish the things that make us human just so we can live up to a toxic ideal, but there are far worse things…
Evan Ⓥ (he/him)
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