Hence the name: Waverly Street.

Even in an age when cars practically drive themselves, or in a world where people stare at social media screens more than at each other, streets remain. People walk on them and through them in their everyday lives, and someone’s, or everyone’s, front door faces the street. Streets are the fabric that connects us all to the society we’re part of, in both city and countryside. Fabrics weave and intersect to form a whole piece just like a society comes together. There’s a beauty in that nature, and I want to observe it more closely, to think on it. And if those thoughts could live on a street, wouldn’t it be the perfect space to share them with others?

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Waverly Street is a space and collective where I ponder the socioeconomic dynamics of modern society through the lens of multicultural contexts and philosophy. This is where I’ll publish the “letters.”

It begins with the experiences I’ve had. Growing up with multiple cultural influences and ideas, and carving out a unique path in life, I found myself surrounded by a unique mix of perspectives on people, society, nationality, culture, and life itself. It’s something nearly impossible to fully describe — but it brought me many questions about how our society is constructed, and about the intricate layers between those constructs and the different cultures woven under the greater umbrella of life.

In a world where cultures and societies constantly come together and drift apart, I saw even more reason to keep pondering and exploring. I wanted to discover the hidden avenues and quiet pockets of life within different cultures, and to find the intersections and dynamics that shape the society we all live in and share. This is the place, the space, the street where I share that journey and collection of work with a broader community. Hence the name: Waverly Street.

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The first piece is in progress. We often describe groups of people with labels like “working class” or “upper middle class.” But do these terms create arbitrary boundaries that shape how we perceive jobs, lives, and value? Do they influence how we respect, appreciate, or feel proud of aspects of our own lives? I explore this question through a series of observations and by challenging my own perceptions.