Instagram has been both a guide and taunt through this time of Corona and Zoom University. In seconds, memories are sent to my screen reminding me of what almost seems like another life. I can’t help but wonder what might have been, in an alternate reality. In this reality, looking back a year prior to …
I’m penning this in spite of the party poopers that feel like after 21 there are no more milestones to look forward to (other than getting old). Today, in this body, I’ve been witness to so many milestones, both visible and invisible (like for instance, getting my ears pierced for the first time a few …
This is by no means representative of all of the amazing Korean foods that you should partake in, and I’m even thinking another post might be in order as I type this. Nonetheless, I think these are some foods you can’t go wrong with if you find yourself traveling around South Korea. I’m getting hungry …
The best view is the one you don’t have to pay for. For someone that came to Tokyo with no credit cards and less than $200 (a story for another post!), I had to get a little creative when it came to finding ways to explore and take in Japan’s capital. It was in my …
Getting to Playa Rincon was an adventure in and of itself. To get there from Las Terrenas, one must take a guagua (the bed of someone’s truck or a van) to El Limon, from there you take another guagua to Samana, and from there you get into another guagua headed to Rincón. I was able …
Moving out of the capital to Las Terrenas, I found myself at Dan and Manty’s, a hostel run by a married couple. Aside from the amazing food, I was welcomed unmatched hospitality. During my visit, Manty cooked meals that I’ll be thinking of for quite sometime, and she was always prepared to lend her patience …
This year it seems like fairytales and happily ever after are farther away than ever. In fact, we are probably the furthest one can get from sugar plums and pumpkins turning into carriages. In 2020, the various facades we all clung to, in one way or another came tumbling down. In bare nakedness, many were …
It was as I read about the language of the Aymara, native peoples living in Bolivia, Peru, and Chile, that I began to have some thoughts, as one is apt to do. The language of these communities distinguishes itself in one of the most mind boggling ways. For them, talking about the future, is referring …
An enigma is a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. The connotation for such a word is something elusive and other, which I find to be true. Nonetheless, I have begun to ponder, why is this one word weighted as though there are a select group of individuals that are …
I’ve had more time for reflection the past couple months than I think I’ve had in my entire life. I think I’m probably even further from the conclusions I hope to find, but I think I have developed a certain calmness about it all. I mean, there is so much to think about, so many …