I am back in Oakland now. It’s a funny feeling to be in a plane for 6 hours and yet still have a whole day ahead of me; I departed at 9am and arrived before 1pm. Between reading Shawna Yang Ryan’s new book (Water Ghosts) and watching hours of DirectTV (thanks JetBlue!), I edited a…
As promised, here are some more photos from the New York trip thus far. To start things off, we go to Central Park. My first reactions to the city: 1. it’s dirty. 2. there are too many people everywhere. I suppose these things make for a place with “character” that you can’t find anywhere else….
New York, New York! This is the first time I’ve been in New York since age 3, when I tagged along with my family to visit relatives in Jersey. And now here I am, enjoying a week-long spring break in the city of all cities. I have much to share, but for now, I will…
i am back! it’s like coming home, really. everything is just as familiar as always. it’s strange, because it seems like no time has elapsed since i last visited. i just fall right back into the pace of life here… oh, college. i flew in to run a workshop for the itasa (taiwanese american) conference……
flashback to 1990? when i was little, we drove from michigan to california, met up with my uncle from berkeley, and drove on over to yosemite national park. that’s my little cousin and me. 19 years later, it’s my february exploration. we took off on saturday morning and arrived in the winter wonderland less than…
nature takes a break from the rains to make another beautiful sunset. i miniaturized jon’s neighborhood. that’s the hollywood sign just out of sight in the back. becky & tom look over the city. looks like night, but sunset happens before 5pm. downtown
giant chocolate scone intelligentsia coffee becky preps for some grilled cheese goodness at her brother’s place tom chillin at jones’ cafe with some bruschetta seared ahi tuna from jones bacon avocado cheeseburger from astro burger
flying back to san francisco. the approach brings us low over the water. it must be the bay, though i have the familiar feeling that we’re descending into the ocean. just as the plane is getting low enough to be certain that land must be near, i see these strange looking pools in the water….
durham, north carolina (march 29-april 3) i drove down to my alma mater, converging with quite a number alums who were returning for completely different reasons. as always, the visit was amazing, despite the fact that the ohio weather seemed to follow me there! in addition to catching up with many of my favorite people,…