Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen
Fifth Journey Day 95: Gesture of the Small Girl...
Date: August 11, 2025Location: Shiraz, Iran I spent a lot of time today in the courtyard of the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque. It was quiet, even before I went in. It...
Fifth Journey Day 95: Gesture of the Small Girl...
Date: August 11, 2025Location: Shiraz, Iran I spent a lot of time today in the courtyard of the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque. It was quiet, even before I went in. It...
Fifth Journey Day 94: The Lace Didn’t Tremble
Date: August 10, 2025Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan I arrived in Almaty just after sunrise. The streets were starting to come alive — slowly, almost reluctantly — with vendors setting up their...
Fifth Journey Day 94: The Lace Didn’t Tremble
Date: August 10, 2025Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan I arrived in Almaty just after sunrise. The streets were starting to come alive — slowly, almost reluctantly — with vendors setting up their...
Fifth Journey Day 93: Packet’s Language
Date: August 9, 2025Location: Naryn, Kyrgyzstan I arrived in Naryn this morning after a long, somewhat cramped ride through winding hills. The road went through dry valleys and along cracked...
Fifth Journey Day 93: Packet’s Language
Date: August 9, 2025Location: Naryn, Kyrgyzstan I arrived in Naryn this morning after a long, somewhat cramped ride through winding hills. The road went through dry valleys and along cracked...
Fifth Journey Day 92: What the Packet Repeated
Date: August 8, 2025Location: Karakol, Kyrgyzstan I walked next to the Ak-Suu River today, just outside the town. The path was uneven but quiet, with tufts of grass pushing through...
Fifth Journey Day 92: What the Packet Repeated
Date: August 8, 2025Location: Karakol, Kyrgyzstan I walked next to the Ak-Suu River today, just outside the town. The path was uneven but quiet, with tufts of grass pushing through...
Fifth Journey Day 91: Echo That Fell from the Rock
Date: August 7, 2025Location: Osh, Kyrgyzstan I climbed Suleiman-Too this morning — not all the way, but enough. I could feel the mountain's heat through my fingertips, and the silence...
Fifth Journey Day 91: Echo That Fell from the Rock
Date: August 7, 2025Location: Osh, Kyrgyzstan I climbed Suleiman-Too this morning — not all the way, but enough. I could feel the mountain's heat through my fingertips, and the silence...
Fifth Journey Day 90: Traced Around a Falling Leaf
Date: August 6, 2025Location: Fergana, Uzbekistan I spent the morning in a teahouse courtyard shaded by grapevines. The light came in through the window, and it was soft and warm....
Fifth Journey Day 90: Traced Around a Falling Leaf
Date: August 6, 2025Location: Fergana, Uzbekistan I spent the morning in a teahouse courtyard shaded by grapevines. The light came in through the window, and it was soft and warm....