Author: Aiden Correia
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Do Talk to Strangers!
One of the main take-aways from travelling is unlearning a lot of the things engrained into you. Some of mine were (and to an extent continue to be – don’t worry mum!): Don’t stray off on your own. Don’t talk to strangers. Never get into someone’s car. Don’t accept food from someone… The list of…
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Connection is Power
“Is that a 35mm lens?” The question only reached me after I had already made my way past him. Under most circumstances, spontaneous interactions such as these go ignored. Especially in large cities, people are generally in a rush, wear headphones blasting music (or, in the case of San Francisco, I assume informative podcasts about…
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“I’m posing for you!”
While most Dutch people will often shy away from the invasive sight of a camera lens pointing toward them (it would be an infringement of our privacy after all), the exact same thing can ignite a very opposite response among Americans. On my first day back in San Francisco, I chose to meander along its…
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How to Stay Safe in NYC According to a Local: “Don’t Look Up!”
It wasn’t until my last day in New York City that I was told how to stay safe in the most populated city in the United States. At that point, I had already spent five days in upper Manhattan, taking the metro up and down at all times of the day (and night) and continuing…