I'm still finding my voice and discovering what tugs at my aliveness to write about. my current topics of interest are at the intersection of community, friendship, meaning-making, inner development, and social tech. # long form substack: https://kurikun.substack.com/ # tid bits - [[small islands of coherence]] - [[the thing you think you want to do might just be scaffolding for something else]] - [[the perspective era]] - [[domino effect]] - [[enmeshment in obligation]] - [[teishoku as urban planning]] - [[how to create safety?]] - [[leaving a community]] # academic blasts from the past - my undergrad thesis: [From Responsibility to Response-abilities: Practices of Care for More-than-human Others in Japanese Ecovillages](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cNz-warQwe0nn5l3ROM2cMiVJgNajKQ-/view) - in a nutshell: a philosophical (borderline spiritual?) deep-dive into ecovillages in japan, and the ways in which residents therein experience shifts in their perceptions of and relationships with nature. - my grad thesis: [Like Peas in a Pod: Supporting the Psychological Needs Satisfaction of Foreign Residents in Tokyo through a Card-Based Social Experience](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pHLkBB1vu6nd8TLTr4W763Azjyz84zYO/view) - in a nutshell: a foray into co-created social experiences, accompanied by a card-based service i designed to foster deeper connection and social agency between both friends and strangers.