My birthday came and passed this year, and I found myself thinking a lot about death. We’re witnessing the circle of life,” Paulo said to me a few weeks ago.…
In 7th grade, I found myself in my first relationship. Admittedly my memory for this period of my life is not as sharp as it could be, but I recall…
I think I speak for most people when I say: this year has been absolute shit. Smelly, as-hard-as-you-try-to-scrape-it-off-the-bottom-of-your-shoe-it-will-not-budge-because-it’s-stuck-in-the-deepest-crevices-of-your-sole….. SHIT. Never did I expect to wrap up my third decade of…
You don’t wake up at 2am on a Saturday morning after a rough workweek to drive 4.5 hours “for fun”. You don’t pop caffeine pills like it’s candy because if…
“MORE red rocks?! Kill… me… now…” – Seven-year-old Mendi making air stabbing motions, circa 1998 So… back in, yes, 1998, the Sui family decided to embark on a road trip of epic…
Sam (to Frodo): “This is it. If I take one more step, it will be the farthest from home I’ve ever been.” Some of you might remember this scene from the…
Can you tell I’m running out of “Seoul” puns…? Graspin’ at straws at this point, but good thing this trip is winding down so I’ll be off the hook soon…
If you’ve been following along on the blog, you’ll know that about a month ago, I stopped by Japan… for the weekend. Needless to say, I barely even blinked… and…
the wanderlust is real. 