Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen
Fifth Journey Day 83: The Corridor Smelled Like...
Date: July 30, 2025Location: Isfara, Tajikistan This morning, the arrival was calm. It's not quiet — it's already humming at its own speed. The bus emptied slowly, and dust caught...
Fifth Journey Day 83: The Corridor Smelled Like...
Date: July 30, 2025Location: Isfara, Tajikistan This morning, the arrival was calm. It's not quiet — it's already humming at its own speed. The bus emptied slowly, and dust caught...
Fifth Journey Day 82: Plum Pits and River Breath
Date: July 29, 2025Location: Khujand, Tajikistan I spent the afternoon walking slowly along the Syr Darya. The water moved with a steady rhythm — not too fast, not too slow....
Fifth Journey Day 82: Plum Pits and River Breath
Date: July 29, 2025Location: Khujand, Tajikistan I spent the afternoon walking slowly along the Syr Darya. The water moved with a steady rhythm — not too fast, not too slow....
Fifth Journey Day 81: The Language of Windless ...
Date: July 28, 2025Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan This afternoon, I sat in Rudaki Park under one of the tall sycamore trees that lean slightly toward the fountain. The fountain wasn't running,...
Fifth Journey Day 81: The Language of Windless ...
Date: July 28, 2025Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan This afternoon, I sat in Rudaki Park under one of the tall sycamore trees that lean slightly toward the fountain. The fountain wasn't running,...
Fifth Journey Day 80: Pear Soda, Almost Cold
Date: July 27, 2025Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan This afternoon, I walked along Erkindik Boulevard with a cold bottle of pear soda. The trees here are tall and seem old. Their bark...
Fifth Journey Day 80: Pear Soda, Almost Cold
Date: July 27, 2025Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan This afternoon, I walked along Erkindik Boulevard with a cold bottle of pear soda. The trees here are tall and seem old. Their bark...
Fifth Journey Day 79: Satellite in Bloom
Date: July 26, 2025Location: Shymkent, Kazakhstan I spent the morning slowly walking through a residential district just north of the main road. This area had a bunch of low-rise apartment...
Fifth Journey Day 79: Satellite in Bloom
Date: July 26, 2025Location: Shymkent, Kazakhstan I spent the morning slowly walking through a residential district just north of the main road. This area had a bunch of low-rise apartment...
Fifth Journey Day 78: One Sandal Dragging
Date: July 25, 2025Location: Oral, Kazakhstan I walked through the back streets of Oral this afternoon, away from the center and the river. There, the buildings are replaced by quiet,...
Fifth Journey Day 78: One Sandal Dragging
Date: July 25, 2025Location: Oral, Kazakhstan I walked through the back streets of Oral this afternoon, away from the center and the river. There, the buildings are replaced by quiet,...