Dal Bhat Power, 24-hours
02:00 - I wake to the sound of mosquitoes relentlessly buzzing around my ear. After slapping my face several times and seeking refuge...
A Second Place of Belonging
Image The damp, cool ground that I sit on slants forward ever so slightly - not enough to fall off, but enough to make me lean back and...
Slow and Steady Wins
After sitting through a 2 hour delay at JFK and straining to maintain my sanity while listening to my plane neighbor praise herself in...
Twenty Years and Counting
One of the most frustrating things about being young is that the future is this dark abyss of mystery. There is more unknown in the...
Japan in One Post
Prepare yourselves - this post is going to be a long one. I learned a lot from my Europe trip. I had planned my time in Europe by the...
Some Words On '自由'
On the short-lived journey to prepare myself for the field of medicine, I, along with my peers, were very well aware of the level of...
"Home"
"Your final destination is New York?" the airport worker asked. It was as if that was the first time on my lengthy commute to Budapest...
Newfound Utopia
A couple hours before the clock strikes twelve, I am in a small beer shop, tasting to a select number of drinks and listening to how this...
Welcome to the City of . . .
Every time I try to take a deep breath, I end up feeling a choking sensation, as if my non-existent turtleneck sweater is suffocating me....
Sculpting Reality
True, genuine spontaneity. Not the casual "let's-be-adventurous-and-try-a-new-restaurant" kind of spontaneity, but the kind that gives...