Earlier this month, I went on my first official vacation. Huzzah! Since I started working, I have gone on short, extended weekend trips to Seattle and Chicago,… Read more “aloha /əˈlōˌhä/, n.”
Tag: travel
escape /əˈskāp/, n.
One of my earliest memories of the word “escape” is from the 1979 song “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes. It was one of the… Read more “escape /əˈskāp/, n.”
share /SHer/, v.
Millennials constantly get a bad rep for being obsessed with food and taking photos of aforementioned food before they eat it. Apparently, a good 69% of us do… Read more “share /SHer/, v.”
young /yəNG/, n.
When I was eight, I wanted to become a marine biologist. My 2nd grade teacher loved teaching her classes at a level above and beyond what was required… Read more “young /yəNG/, n.”
perspective /pərˈspektiv/, n.
I have a love-hate relationship with traveling. Almost every other person on my social media feeds seems to love it. They share photos, sometimes almost every day;… Read more “perspective /pərˈspektiv/, n.”
enchant /enˈCHant/, v.
For the past two months, I’d been restraining myself from counting down the days until I was going to Disneyland. It was only on Friday, that I let… Read more “enchant /enˈCHant/, v.”
48 Hours in Washington D.C.
Several months before graduating, I told myself that I would travel more after I left school. I didn’t necessarily mean I could go abroad; I also just wanted… Read more “48 Hours in Washington D.C.”
Traveling Short Distances for the Long Haul
A year ago, almost to the exact day, I turned in a paper about travel — what constitutes as travel, who travels, how we should travel, and why… Read more “Traveling Short Distances for the Long Haul”
Finding Peace in Portland
It was the weekend just before finals week (May 8th, if my memory is serving me well) when I went out to brunch with my friend, Caroline,… Read more “Finding Peace in Portland”
Food Adventures in Taiwan
Since I last visited Taiwan in winter of 2005, it’d always been a great want of mine to return, for various reasons. The vast majority of my… Read more “Food Adventures in Taiwan”
