Growing up mixed race, there was always a noticeable difference between the two countries I’m from. In the Netherlands, public spaces felt more orderly. There are bike paths, benches, and parks in almost every corner. In the Philippines, the streets are livelier with noise and movement. You’ll usually see children playing basketball, street food vendors, and tricycles passing by from time to time. At first, those were the differences that stood out to me: the everyday scenes that made bot...
