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The first Sunday after I moved abroad felt strangely empty. Nothing was wrong. The apartment...

The first time I tried to cook Singaporean food abroad, I made too much. There was enough rice...

When you move somewhere new, you learn to find home in small ways. For many of us, one of those...

The first light slips gently through my window, painting the apartment walls in soft hues of gold...

Since moving to Singapore, we’ve grown fond of evenings where the day eases away, the city’s...

The first time I understood chirashi don, I was alone on a rainy afternoon, a plastic tray before...

It was raining again. That particular Singapore rain. Sudden, grey, and heavy enough to...

The first thing I notice is the smell. Turmeric powder and coriander powder, ground together...

Moving to a new city always comes with surprises. Some are exciting — new streets to explore,...

You bought a beautiful bunch of cilantro on Monday. By Wednesday, it had wilted into a sad, slimy...

Sundays begin quietly in our small apartment. The city hums gently outside the windows, but...

The first time it really landed for me, I wasn't even hungry. It was past nine on a Sukhumvit...

The first meal I cooked after moving abroad was not ambitious. There was no attempt to impress...

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The ceiling fan rattles above, pushing thick, humid air across the kitchen tiles. Outside my...

The first weeks after moving abroad often feel strangely unstructured. Even simple parts of the...

You unpack the last box in your new apartment, surrounded by unfamiliar sounds from the street...

One of the first surprises many expats encounter abroad happens in the supermarket aisle. A...

A specific kind of quiet settles into an apartment when you are cooking for yourself after a long...

When I first moved abroad, I became the kind of person who would travel forty minutes just to buy...