i grew up in Thailand but have been back in the U.S. since 2010 so one way i’ve been trying to reconnect is listening to Thai music. i’m currently obsessed with TELEx TELEXs and Safeplanet
I can relate to this because I’m an international student from Mexico in Canada and one of the main ways I stay in touch with my culture is by keeping up with the music. Glad to see others are doing the same 🫶🏼 🫶🏼🫶🏼
a friend gave me a burned CD of this band's album in 2005. i’ve been trying to remember the name of that band ever since. tried googling lyrics, vibes, even the design and color of the album artwork. nothing ever came up. this week i found the files sitting quietly on an old hard drive i thought was long dead.
20 years later. still hits.
after five years of grad school and subsequent job search, i can finally say i have successfully changed careers 😭 i start my new job counseling kids at a community mental health clinic on Monday. yesterday was my last shift at the grocery store that was an escape from my horrible corporate job and a sustaining force throughout grad school. it’s so bittersweet to leave the sweetest coworkers i’ve ever had and the most fun i’ve had at work. it’s immeasurably healing to quit a job for only good reasons. my coworkers got me a cake, everyone wrote notes in a card, and the goodbyes throughout the day made my heart swell. i even got to tell the good news to my favorite instacarter 🥺 after i clocked out for the last time, my friends joined me for gelato at the cafe and we strolled the store for a final time, this time as simply a loyal customer.
