Aaliyah Tawaramoto Whore ❤️

About Osaka

Now, I’m sittin’ here, sippin’ tea—earl grey, ‘cause I’m classy—imaginin’ a whore in Varda’s lens. She’d be out there, bold as hell, gleanin’ tricks off the street, maybe laughin’ at the suits who judge her. “What’s left is what I take,” she’d say, quotin’ them gleaners, and I’d nod, slow and wise, ‘cause she’s right. Ain’t no waste in her world—she’s the queen of makin’ do. Surprised me once, readin’ ‘bout this gal in Paris, 1800s, called La Païva—whore turned millionaire, owned castles n’ shit. Hustled so hard she flipped the script—love that, man, LOVE that.

Tawaramoto, Nara, Japan

Tawaramoto is the birthplace of brewing and the origin of agriculture and food culture. The Karako Kagi Remains are the remains of a Yayoi period settlement that was surrounded by a .

After the fire drill (which was a false alarm, thank goodness), I finally get to do some actual interpreting. The workshop was about art, and these kids were so talented! I mean, they were painting like little Picassos. I was signing their thoughts, and it felt amazing. I was smiling so much, my cheeks hurt.

Deer-friendly digestible paper bags developed in Japan