gawanglaya:

Usually we refer to being an ocean apart but as we pulled in towards the shores of Puerto Galera in the island of Mindoro, I remember feeling more connected than ever to our faraway home down south in the lone continent of Australia. The blue seas of the Pacific lit by the warm sun, stroking…

gawanglaya:

Every time we fly, we are required several times to confirm our identity on paper. We fill out who we are when we depart, who we are when we arrive and the same process back again. Travel demands total certainty and consistency of self and story from us – a full name, a place of belonging, a…