3 minThe Secret Is Out“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” - Norman Cousins For a long time I...
3 minA Cure For Restlessness“Just living the dream” he said as we walked out of class in college more than 12 years ago. I had asked him to tell me about his...
11 minComing Home (Part 2 of 2): Discovering Half Of My IdentityACTING FILIPINO I could count Filipino money (pesos) just by looking at the color of the bill, and I felt proud. My moment of...
5 minComing Home (Part 1 of 2): Discovering Half Of My IdentityWe were the only brown kids in the photo. Like the rhyme from Sesame Street, “one of these things is not like the others,” my sister and...
5 minSimplicity and the Seduction of Surf“Come onnnnn” he taunted, looking out at the horizon. “I’m getting cold” another joked, mockingly rubbing his arms over his wet suit. As...
1 minTruth At 36,000 FeetThe end of a flight is a personal reckoning. Your internet purchase has timed out, the cabin is in a dark slumber, and the...
3 minAustin: A Texas Star“Austin is a liberal bastion in the middle of Texas” she said while sitting cross-legged on a leather ottoman in the lobby of the Hotel...
2 minThe Ability to GoAlthough I wrote this four years ago, I’m about to board a plane to meet the same friend referenced in this story, so with a sense of...
3 minA Choice of CitySure I could say New York is big, and crowded, and busy, and expensive. I could talk about riding the subway, and how if you’re not quick...
1 minThe Airport AppealWalking through the airport to catch a train back to the city, instead of departing on a plane towards a new city, is an excruciating...
24 minLearning More Than I Would Teach: A Volunteer Trip to Ghana"Throughout our conversation he said things like 'you need your rest to prepare for your program' and 'it will be very different where we...