Nikita Rahman

Nikita Rahman wrote a new post, How Still!, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Leaving my house this morning, I was blinded by the bright snow and felt the surprisingly warm air hug my body—I was experiencing the mythical Medford-spring.

The sound of a glistening stream

Rolling […]

Nikita Rahman commented on the post, The Hedonistic Life, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

I commented on someone else’s saying a similar thing in that often chasing pleasure can blind you to the pleasure you could be soaking in at the very moment–it can lead to you simply chasing an idea that cannot […]

Nikita Rahman wrote a new post, Predictable Spontaneity , on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

As I walked out of Danish Pastry House yesterday, I noticed that the snow was in full swing—showering everything in sight.

The snow drifts

Plentifully;

Indifferent to where it lands.

I feel like […]

Nikita Rahman commented on the post, Paper Lanterns by Kaveh Veyssi, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kaveh!

Amazing poem–I think you really hit it home this week. It really captures the (literal) fleeting beauty of the moment and even leaves you (again, literally!) with that deep-cutting sorrow we’ve been […]

Nikita Rahman wrote a new post, Going with the Flow, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 1 week ago

The night after the blizzard, a friend opened his window wide—in silence we stared out, listening to the soundlessness of the usually busy Boston Ave.