D.C is one of the most highly concentrated cities in the U.S for buildings in the architectural style known as Brutalism. These buildings are easily recognizable by their use of unfinished concrete in massive and monolithic proportions and their rigid and geometric style. They are loathed… Read More »Beautiful Brutalism
The beginning of a day of luck Since I have moved to D.C, I have been trying to visit a different Smithsonian museum each weekend. A few weeks ago, I went to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture with my friend… Read More »A Day of Luck
There’s no other way to describe my trip back to Blacksburg other than a nightmare. It was as if I was a character in a Lemony Snicket novel. Somewhere, some god was looking down upon me, laughing at enacting his/her karmic revenge. After this experience,… Read More »A Nightmare Trip: Courtesy of American Airlines
I’m not sure when it happens, but at a certain age/point in your life you reflect on the choices you’ve made, where you’ve ended up and how you’ve gotten there. I imagine I can’t be alone where there is a single choice, a yes or… Read More »A Defining Moment
When I first arrived to Korea I wrote a blog post about “culture shock,” and everything that was different than what I was used to. The process of returning back is referred to as “reverse culture shock” or, the feeling (of surprise, disorientation, confusion, etc.)… Read More »Reverse Culture Shock: Coming back to the U.S.
When traveling to a new country I like to keep track of my unique observations about that place, some of these may be obvious to everyone while visiting, others may be less noticed and some may already be known. After five weeks in the Philippines,… Read More »Filipino Observations
I was extremely excited to visit Siquijor. It’s not as touristy as the other islands, it has a mystical vibe and lore of voodoo and everyone who had traveled there said only good things about it. It’s significantly smaller than Bohol and my plan was… Read More »Siquijor’s Against Me
Bohol is an island I’ve been wanting to go to for over a year. Last year I had planned to go with my ex-girlfriend, everything was booked, but a week before we were supposed to go, her school told her she had to work. The… Read More »The Island of Chocolate Hills: Bohol
It’s impossible to go to Palawan and not do boat tours. The Philippines are made up of 7,641 islands most of them accessible only by boat and some of them unvisitable. My trip took me to the province of Palawan which consists of two main… Read More »Palawan Boat Tours
When I told my parents I was planning on getting my scuba certification in the Philippines they were surprised because they said they’ve never heard me say it before, while that may be the case, for me, it was always something I planned to do… Read More »Under the Sea