by Lydia Hsu | Aug 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
There are some things in life that I know I take for granted. Like electricity. Or shelter. Or running water. Or access to food. Even hearing and sight. Even my new smart phone. But until now, I have never really appreciated my ability to use the bathroom. Yes, I am...
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yes, that is His Excellency President Paul Kagame of Rwanda. Yes, that is Reverend Jesse Jackson. Yes, that is me standing in the left corner grinning like a five-year-old child. Now, if anything ever happens to me in Rwanda, all I have to do is pull out this...
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Worlds tend to collide in the most interesting ways. Saturday, May 14, 3:00 AM – I am downtown in the Loop and just about to take the Red line home when I receive a phone call from my friend. “What? Wait – wait a second, I’m getting off the train. Excuse me....
by Lydia Hsu | Aug 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
I often tell myself and reassure others that the world is small. I like to talk about colliding worlds, intersecting lives, fused cultures and interests. “Don’t say good bye,” I’ll say to my tearing friends, “Stop crying. Stop that right now. If we really...
by Lydia Hsu | May 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
“I think everyone must love life more than anything else in the world.” > >>>>> “Love life more than the meaning of it?” “Yes, certainly. Love it regardless of logic, as you say. Yes, most certainly regardless of...
