"Wow, guess where we were a year ago today?" A says, looking at his phone while getting ready for work. From my vantage point across the room, it looks like he is buried by a mountain of belongings. Stuff (clothes, kitchen things, pots, pans, appliances in their somewhat beat up boxes, shelving units, books, papers, and... Continue Reading →
New Orleans: Bourbon Street, Boat Rides, and Beignets
There are two things on our mind as we land in New Orleans: food and jazz. It is just a quick taxi ride to our Airbnb in Tremé, a residential neighborhood of narrow, colorful wooden houses with tall shutters facing the streets. We fly into New Orleans on day 19 of our post-China leave and... Continue Reading →
Resolutions and realizations
On our last night in Thailand, Amaury and I spent some time over dinner chatting about our resolutions for this past year and the one ahead. As I mentioned last year, we tend to create our resolutions organically based on goals we already have. A year ago, my goals were to deepen my yoga practice, play... Continue Reading →
Wow there are so many American ex-pats… in-pats… here
I'm writing from the U.S.! We arrived safe and sound in Long Island a couple days after a long journey involving four trains and a plane. It's lovely to be back and to spend time with Amaury's family, most of which involves eating home-cooking and running around after our nephews. I also spent an amazing... Continue Reading →
Finding stillness in the present moment
I recently found a light and airy coffee shop tucked away in one of the neighborhoods near my apartment building. There are many nice little cafes like this one in my area, but this one distinguishes itself with highspeed internet so has become a regular haunt for me recently. Today is the day before... Continue Reading →
鸡年快乐 “Ji Nian Kuai Le” Happy Chicken Year!
新年快乐!Xin nian kuai le! Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Western New Years Eve and Day. We spent New Years Eve at a fancy hotel here with some good friends. Amaury and I ended up dancing ourselves to exhaustion, so I'd say it was a successful evening. Us at NYE Some... Continue Reading →