by kpalana | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog
Reflections on my month in Berlin as a TAKT artist in residence. I recently arrived back in Yangon and am back in my studio working on my fine art, multimedia animation Lucky as well as teaching for Thalun International School (student work), University For...
by kpalana | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog
It’s the end of the world as we know it. It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” -R.E.M. On Losing and Reclaiming My Identity as an Artist and Educator In April I wrote about the death of American University of...
by kpalana | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog
The students thought it was a graduation. However the staff and faculty knew the truth. It was really a funeral. The graduation address by the university’s president also functioned as a eulogy. He had arranged for moving trucks to arrive at 10:45am the...
by kpalana | May 26, 2017 | Blog
Some thoughts over a cup of courtesy tea after living almost a year in Myanmar. It has been nearly a year now since I first moved to Yangon, Myanmar with my family. Initially I wondered if I would hate, like, or even love my new home. It’s one of the few...
by kpalana | May 4, 2017 | Blog
How My Husband Lost Nearly 1K Twitter Followers Overnight: It’s All In Your Name. First, I have to warn you that this blog post includes the word “poop.” “Poopie Poopie Butt Boobie Butt,” to be more precise. You see, I have two small boys ages five and...