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Shona McCarthy
- Jul 16, 2020
- 8 min
Feeling Nippy: Live Crabs in Springvale Market
(I originally wrote this long before Covid-19 was a problem. I hope that by the time Covid-19 ends, this shopping strip will still be...
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Shona McCarthy
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Culture
(Since I first wrote this post, the killing of George Floyd and all of the complex societal problems it brought forth has come to light....
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Shona McCarthy
- Feb 14, 2020
- 4 min
Riding the Nankai Rapit Express
(Photos I took of the Nankai Rapit, inside and out.) When I was preparing for my most recent trip to Japan, one of the things I wanted to...
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Shona McCarthy
- Jul 1, 2019
- 6 min
Feeling Eurasian
(Free image from Wix.) (I originally wrote most of this piece as I was preparing to go on a study tour in China. Since then, my mindset...
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