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Shona McCarthy
- Sep 4, 2020
- 7 min
Geisha Transformation : My White Skin
(A photo of me dressed as a Maiko Geisha, 2017. Photo by Josiah Sillavan.) What Was My Maiko Henshin Like? When you go for a Geisha...
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Shona McCarthy
- Jan 27, 2020
- 2 min
Dotombori/Dotonbori
(Photos taken by me in Dottonbori, 2017) When people think of Japan, there are many images that would flood their mind. Samurais, Ninjas,...
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Shona McCarthy
- Jan 18, 2020
- 6 min
Being Sick in Japan: Have Fun At The Pharmacy
One of the greatest fears I had about my trip to Japan was the thought of catching a cold while I was there. I knew I would be moving...
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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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