Outrunning Algebra and Convincing the University of Melbourne to Create a 93rd spot for me.
When I was ten years old, I walked alone through the humid streets of Bangkok towards a local department store with five hundred baht clutched in my pocket. It was roughly twenty US dollars, a small fortune for a young boy saved coin by coin, and I spent every last...
The Roots Beneath the Canopy: The Story Behind Jesse’s Life Tree
In 2017, during a quiet and difficult chapter of my life, I sat down with a sketchbook and a pencil. What unfolded on those blank pages was never meant for an audience. It began as a bedtime story for my children, but in truth, it was a lifeline for myself. Life had...
Mortals Exclusive: My Golden Year on Sukhumvit Soi 15
Chapter 1: Two Worlds To understand why a single senior year at International School Bangkok meant so much, you have to understand the decade long identity crisis that came before it. My childhood was a constant pendulum swing between two worlds, searching for a place...