Holidays have the capability to cross borders. In the case of Christmas 2018, that’s exactly what happened. One of my best friends from home, her husband, and their two daughters made my Christmas all the more special this year. 

One afternoon I approached two employees in the lobby of my residential building, and a retail agent in the shop on my block, to ask them all the same question. I asked what the holidays mean to each of them. Here’s what they said: To porter, Ace, the holidays mean “love and happiness.”