Cleveland, Ohio
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Cleveland, Ohio

Straight from the Michigan football game, we rushed off to Cleveland to make it to the ballpark in time to pick up this giveaway: a Steven Kwan t-shirt and a Franmil Reyes bobblehead! Reyes unfortunately was traded off the Cleveland team before they even gave out these bobbleheads… so the team added the Kwan shirts…

Detroit, Michigan
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Detroit, Michigan

It’s been over two months since I posted the previous part of this Midwest tour, but I’ve finally circled back to continue with the next leg — Detroit! We stayed at the Shinola Hotel, happy to support the Detroit-based watch & lifestyle brand. There was a very nice library in the nook right outside our…

Ann Arbor
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Ann Arbor

Off we go, on our second Midwest trip of the summer! Alex is on his quest to visit all 30 MLB stadiums, so we decided to travel to Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh all in one fell swoop. But first things first, we pay a visit to my hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Go Blue! Old…

Cincinnati
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Cincinnati

To complete our first of two Midwest tours this summer, I went to Cincinnati for a week to visit my mom. We didn’t have much on the itinerary other than regular suburb destinations like the mall and various grocery stores, and one quick trip downtown. But I am so grateful to have gotten this chance…

TAF 2022
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TAF 2022

Oh, beloved TAF. Taiwanese American Foundation’s summer camp is where I spent a week of every summer from the time I was ten until I graduated college, and a few times since then as well. The last time I attended TAF was back in 2013, when I felt like I had gotten a lot out…

Chicago
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Chicago

We had a very brief double visit to Chicago, since we flew in and out of the city to attend the Taiwanese American Foundation summer camp in Indiana. So we were in town for just one night before camp and one night after. Here’s a look at our very brief visits to this very nice…

Milwaukee
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Milwaukee

After we found out that I would be going back to the Midwest this summer to attend the summer camp I grew up going to (more on this to come), we decided to tack on another ballpark for Alex’s quest to visit all 30 MLB stadiums. Since he has already been to both Chicago stadiums,…

My Sapphire Ring
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My Sapphire Ring

Yes! We’re engaged! In case you missed my very subtle announcement, you’ll probably want to go back to the previous post to see where it happened. The engagement wasn’t just in that one moment though; after we had agreed to get engaged, it still took seven months for us to make the ring of my…

A Mendonoma Road Trip
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A Mendonoma Road Trip

For Memorial Day weekend, Alex planned us a wonderful road trip through Anderson Valley and over to the Mendocino Coast. We have gone on countless road trips all across California, especially in the last couple years, but this trip was extra special! We started with a visit to the town of Sonoma, happening upon this…

NYC in 2021
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NYC in 2021

Stealth trip! Alex and I hopped on a plane to NYC in early December and posted nothing about it publicly (at least not right away), because I was on a secret mission to surprise Whitney on the Brooklyn Bridge for her proposal! The surprise was a success, and we got to stay a few extra…