What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?

Sometimes a key moment can make a world of difference in our lives. Those moments are deeply underrepresented in our conversations relative to the importance they play in our lives. We hope to begin to remedy that below.

C-Y Chia

Not the world, but a small yet determining piece. A year or so after moving to the U.S, I waited in line at Out the Door, the takeout concept attached to the late chef Charles Phan’s Slanted Door in San Francisco’s Ferry Building. The place was packed. Read More>>

Natalya Nova

My grandparents were the most thoughtful, resilient, quietly extraordinary people. My grandmother was a kind of earthly angel — she never said a bad word about anyone, and her whole life revolved around her family and her garden. My grandfather was the opposite kind of angel: restless, inventive, full of impossible dreams. Read More>>

Pierre Lucero

I wouldn’t say there was an exact moment, but in the past 3 years alone I’ve traveled more than I have in my entire life. Read More>>

Erica Rankin

This is such an interesting question, because it’s travel related. In 2018, I was at rock bottom. I had just competed in my first bikini bodybuilding competition, and I was working a job I felt deeply unfulfilled in. On top of that, I had developed a severe eating disorder & fell into depression all while living at my parents, feeling totally lost. Read More>>

Aubrey Fournier

I spent a large majority of my life working my way up a corporate ladder. I used to believe that if you work hard enough and are willing to put in extra time, energy, and effort you will achieve everything you set your mind to. Read More>>

Yoshie Nakayama

An event that changed the way I see the world happened in September 2020. This is when we launched Songs for World Peace, by collecting 65 songs about world peace written and performed by artists around the world in their native language, from their perspectives on world peace. Read More>>

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