Konnichiwa. I’m Kesem, a writer who lives in Japan.
Words have been my oxygen since I began writing fiction at 8 years old. Writing is the reason I live, the thing that keeps me going, and a basic human need.
English isn’t my first language, and I always write in a rush, so apologies for any mistakes.
The following are posts that shed light on my psyche.
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Welcome | ようこそ
I never thought I’d run a blog.
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In My Head, It Already Happened | 頭の中で、もう起こった
The eve of my trip.
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Farewell, 27 | さようなら、二十七歳
Birthday boy.
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To Be Alive, Part 1 | 生きていること、第一章
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage proves so hard and existential, that it takes me back to my fourteenth birthday, where I lost the balance between the brain and the heart.
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To Be Alive, Part 2 | 生きていること、第二章
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage continues to bring out my innermost thoughts on existence. It kills me that human life is so deadly.
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To Be Alive, Part 3 | 生きていること、第三章
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage ends with a spiritual finale. Days 3 and 4 (Hongu-Nachi) test my limits and culminate in the most climatic night of my life.
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Lessons From a One-Year Trip | 一年間の旅からの教訓 | 1년간의 여행으로부터의 교훈 | 一年旅行的教訓
Fourteen months of travel have come to a close. Every adventure, friend, and location made me grow. I found (and lost) love several times, learned life lessons, and became a better person.
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Lessons From Running a Blog | לקחים מניהול יומן רשת
Like everything in life, blogging is not what I expected.
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The Story of This Blog | このブログの物語
This is the story of an ambivert who feels abandoned by humankind. After growing up lonely and misunderstood in Israel, I travelled to Asia for fourteen months. Delights, discoveries, and dangers exposed me to a whole new world – one where I felt comfortable enough to grow into a confident…
