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When in roam
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From Los Angeles to the world: after a year of gainful employment comes a year in the wild. My first stop: Taiwan.
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The things we carry, and the places in which we carry them
Can a city, or a place, be defined by a single object that a person carries in his arms — conspicuously, if not ostentatiously? Or at least, can you name an object like that that would tell you something unique about the city? In Paris, it has to b...
Back from China: the cheat sheet
If you’re still reading this blog, I’ll have to count you among my true friends. Or I should be thankful you haven’t cleaned out your RSS reader. A few weeks after I returned to L.A., for the purpose of applying to an internship I f...
Spitting like a local, or what comes around
Part Two: What Comes Around (Read part one) Right by Leslie’s apartment building is a small supermarket that sells basic goods and vegetables that look like they’ve been run over by cars. In this supermarket works a short, weathered-looki...
Two faces of Shanghai, or what goes around …
A story about karma should be structured like this: Part One, What Goes Around; and Part Two, What Comes Around. Let’s see how well I hew to this complex formula. Part One: What Goes Around I go back with Leslie four years, and with Karen a who...
On Schmap
I didn’t know about this website until they asked me if they could use one of my Flickr photos in their L.A. guide, but it’s pretty cool. Schmap is an online city guide that includes interactive maps of cities and suggested sights. I foun...
Hong Kong, my reintroduction to Asia
Five months ago, when I first set foot in Europe, I wished I had a friend with me around every corner to share every new thing I saw. I’ve pretty much gotten over that now; every new thing I see, I see alone. Everything takes on a romantic haze...
