Berkley Center

I’m very used to being self-reliant, a trait that does not match well with my life in Japan. In America, I believed I was capable of accomplishing whatever I needed to get done, all on my own, safely wrapped in the security of my own ego. Here, I…

Friday evening in 50 Amigos—Mexico City’s hip pizza joint—some friends and I make our way to the cashier. My male friends start dividing up the cost of the food. One female friend quietly tells the other girls, “We should pitch in too,” though she…

Have you ever thought about the way you take notes? If I had to take a guess, I would say you most likely take down bullet points. It has always been a no-brainer for me that everyone simply jots down bullet points in class, half paying attention…