Category: Pia Jung
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Matcha Epidemic: History, Health and Status Symbol
Read more: Matcha Epidemic: History, Health and Status SymbolMatcha. That green powder mixed with milk to make the perfectly aesthetic matcha latte, the mochi, the ice cream, the chocolate, the cakes, the cookies, the face masks, the lip balms. Matcha, that vibrant green substance, has become a social signifier for a Pinterest aesthetic, a soft-pink-pilates-girl lifestyle. It is not only omnipresent, but it…
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Immediacy: An Act of Self-Respect
Read more: Immediacy: An Act of Self-Respect‘I have led a toothless life,’ he thought. ‘A toothless life. I have never bitten into anything. I was waiting. I was reserving myself for later on – and I have just noticed that my teeth have gone.’ (Jean-Paul Sartre, The Age of Reason) One of the most ingenious people I know explained –a long…
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Cycle Syncing: The Myth of Alignment
Read more: Cycle Syncing: The Myth of AlignmentWhen I was in 8th grade, about 13 years young, my high school had a sex education project week that was supposed to inform and teach us everything there was to know about sex, pregnancy, intimacy and contraception. Besides having to pull a condom over a rubber dildo while being watched by my teacher as…
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The Present
Read more: The PresentThe first glimpse of summer was here, and I felt my life-force reviving. Sitting under a majestic tree, surrounded by beautiful blooming nature, a body of serene water close by, listening to the whispers of the wind and the sweet melodies carried by the birds, I smiled to myself, for I was whole again. I…
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The End of a One-directional Strive
Read more: The End of a One-directional StrivePhoto by Pia Jung Everything has to come to an end: the world has been ruled by a circular motion forever. Flowers bloom and spread their seeds, their corpses withering and nurturing the soil for another season to come. Then, why is our striving one-directional? It is never about returning somewhere or shedding something, but…
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