EJ Elena Shin

EJ's note "The only true voyage of discovery... would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes." — Marcel Proust, La Prisonnière REFORMED. I first discovered Chiltern Street because of running — specifically, because of Tracksmith. When I started training for my half marathon in

EJ's note “The things that we love tell us what we are.” ― St. Thomas Aquinas I always look for places of tranquility, reflection, and peaceful serenity to get away from the daily noise. I enjoy the dynamic nature of my work — genuinely — but I also absolutely need pure

EJ's note What does home mean to you — and how long did it take you to work out the answer? I received British citizenship this past December, and I have been unravelling ever since. Slowly but thoroughly. Because permanent settlement turns out to be a nervous-system event,

EJ's note What does summer mean to you? For me, it's memories from Toronto, Hawaiʻi, and New York — a childhood spread across them. * peach cobbler + vanilla ice cream. * beach campfire + marshmallows. w/ friends. * the lakehouse in Toronto. reading by the lake, under the tree shadow. swinging.