In this video, I reflect on the Redwood’s current plight for survival against climate change. https://youtu.be/qj14_YZzqIo You would think a place loses its meaning, after you’ve been there several times. The excitement falls to the sidelines, and the place is reduced to an item to be checked off a travel list. That’s what I thought before I visited[...]
I’m the girl that feels in between worlds.Moving abroad is often glorified.Many think of life abroad as the essence of youth existence. But in reality, life abroad can be lonely. Even when you have friends and a spouse with you, you can still feel disconnected from what you had in your home country.Life becomes a series of “trying to figure it all out[...]
I’ve never gotten used to living in darkness. As December continues, I find myself getting slower and slower. In the beginning, I used to have plans, expectations, and goals for this long and dark month. But as time progressed, I’ve found myself wanting less. Honestly, I’m settling into the easiness and nothingness that is December.[...]
Berlin is green, which is one of the major reasons that it’s a great capital city. In fact, trusty Google has told me that over 30% of Berlin is dedicated to greenspace. When you’re living in a city that is loud and busy, green space adds a level of serenity and calmness. Tiergarten is one of Berlin’s many parks, but it’s[...]
https://youtu.be/M3oAsUF8I94It’s something about the coast.The ‘not so gentle breeze’, the maritime rain jackets, the brick buildings, and the approachable people.(I find northern Germans very likable.)When I first came to Germany, I fell in love with the Alps, but overtime as I’ve explored the north, I’ve come to love the coast.Here the days are u[...]
It was something that I never thought would happen to me. I had read about it, and I had heard from countless entrepreneurs about their burnout episodes. But the thing is - I never thought it would happen to me. And it did. It’s now been a year since I first started realizing that I had hit burnout in my business. Burnout is a funny thin[...]
Florence is just one of those cities. It has small alleyways that lead to little restaurants and cafes. It has both elegance in high Florentine society and down-to-earth ‘mom and pops’ ice cream shops. Walking the streets with no goal in mind is one of my favorite things to do in a European city. It seems to be the best way to ‘fall int[...]
My love for wine transcends continents. My love for wine has brought those that I love closer.Somehow wine seems to connect everything together for me. Wine became a mother-daughter bonding experience when I lived in Temecula, California.It was at this time that I enjoyed sipping a Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon with my mother in wine country. We had a lot of[...]
Towering at 4,478 meters high, the mighty Matterhorn overlooks the small town of Zermatt. Zermatt is one of those fairy towns that we learn about from an early age in the United States. In between looking at pictures of the Matterhorn in geography books and visiting the Matterhorn Bobsleds ride at Disneyland, one can feel a bit more connected to[...]
It's the steady rhythm of the ocean that calls me. There aren't many things in life that give you pure calmness and serenity. For me, it seems to be the steady humming of the ocean.I experienced this beautiful moment on a recent trip to the Greek island of Corfu. It was here that we explored the Paleokastritsa region complete with it's raw rocky cliffs, turq[...]