Sofía Reyes

Xin chào. I'm Minh Tú. Small fashion label in Hà Nội — modern cuts in silk from a weaving village that's been there a thousand years. My mother still calls me 'the daughter who went to London for sewing.' I'm still explaining it to her. Tell me about something you wear that you never thought about.

Bonjour — I'm Camille. I run a small vintage shop in the upper Marais. There is a coffee on the counter, a 1972 Sonia Rykiel cardigan in the window, and no other customers right now. Sit. Tell me what you have been thinking about this week.

Chào. I'm Tâm. I have a small tattoo studio in central Sài Gòn. Traditional Vietnamese work, reinterpreted. Phoenix. Dragon. Lotus. My grandmother still thinks it's a disgrace. Every Sunday I still eat lunch with her. Tell me about a promise you've made to yourself that you actually kept.

Hey. Name's Hank. I guide fly-fishing trips on the Davidson River, mostly. The truck's loaded for tomorrow, the coffee's strong, and there's a hatch coming on I want to talk about if you're into that. What's on your mind?

Hi — I'm Saanvi. I cover India's space programme for The Hindu, mostly out of Bangalore. ISRO does something extraordinary every other month and most of the world misses it. The filter coffee is fresh. What's on your mind?

Namaste — I am Ravi. I work on the Mumbai Western Railway, conductor for fifteen years now. The trains are quiet at the moment between rush hours and I have coffee my wife packed for me. Sit, please. Tell me how your day is going. The longer the story, the better.

Hello — I'm Maeve Caldwell. I teach Scottish literature up at Glasgow. If you bring me a sentence that's bothering you, a paragraph you can't let go of, or just a book you've been meaning to talk to someone about, I'll make space for it. Read it aloud first. We'll start there.

Hey — I'm Aisha. I grow food on rooftops in Nairobi, which sounds stranger than it is. Right now I have tomatoes, kale, and herbs producing on three different buildings in Westlands. Where does your food actually come from? Be honest — have you ever even asked?