Carl Von Ossietzky

Ossietzky’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination telegram was numbered 109. That part! Do you see 109 within the painting? It’s not hidden. It’s right there. I found it when I visited the Nobel Peace Museum in Sweden. This was another encounter with 109. Please support 109. Buy 109 and/or artwork inspired by 109 at http://www.isee109.store

An International Perspective

Save the time when my family and I took a day trip to Tijuana, Mexico, I had never traveled outside America’s borders until 2007. In 1998, my father added to his VHS collection two documentaries — Banned From TV I and II. Since I had access to my father’s video library I took advantage of…

Córdoba

I awoke at 5:55am which is an extraordinarily strange hour for a Spaniard to awake, I imagine. The average Spaniard is asleep, I presume, after only gone to bed four hours prior. Let’s do the math. Let’s presume that it is not unusual for a Spaniard to have dinner at 9 or 10pm (which is…

Song-A’s Special Memories of Europe

I went to Europe when I was a high school student. I traveled to England, France, Switzerland and Italy over 10 days. I traveled with my family in the winter. I traveled to many famous sites and ate some food throughout Europe. First, I arrived at Heathrow airport in London. It was cloudy and colder than Korea. I wore warm clothes…