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Gillian learning kathak dance in an old studio with others

Who Am I in This City?: Leaving Seoul for Lahore, Part 2

ByGillianRhodesMar 17, 2018

“Do you think you actually changed in Korea? Or just sharpened?” During the course of a lovely 2-day wellbeing retreat with Recipes for Wellbeing in Lahore, we made something called a wheel of wellbeing. There were a number of factors to consider,…

Gillian wearing a Norwegian traditional folk outfit

An American Dancer in Pakistan, Volume 3

ByGillianRhodesMar 15, 2018

The studio space for the Wahab Shah Dance Company is not very easy to find. I was called to rehearsals to join the troupe performing Norwegian folk dance for a conference in Islamabad, and besides the initial “what the hell??”,…

A cityscape of Seoul at twilight

Who Am I in This City?: Leaving Seoul for Lahore

ByGillianRhodesFeb 16, 2018

In South Korea, there are certain paths that everyone follows, or is expected to follow. From dating to business, from family to friends, from fashion to haircuts. There is a Way to do things. A Way to speak. A Way…