Trip to Paris
Day 1 Normally when we travel we wake before dawn and take an early flight. We are also normally on vacation from the word “go.” But this trip was different. This time, I smuggled my ...
The Big Questions on the Ukraine War
I was published by the good folks at Real Clear Defense the other day outlining the different Courses of Action (COA’s) that U.S. commentators and policy makers have started organizing around. You can find my ...
Trip to New York
Day 0 We took our trip to New York over July 4th weekend. Since I had accumulated a bunch of Amtrak reward points from one of my projects at work, we decided to use them ...
Trip to Japan
Trip to Japan, Day 1 We woke up at ~1:30am to start our adventure to Japan (why did we even sleep?) After getting ready, we caught an Uber to the airport, making it by ~3:00am. ...
Trip to Italy
Day 1 After a brief layover in Munich, Janet and I began our Italian adventure in Venice. We walked a few minutes from the airport to the boat terminals, since the original (and interesting) part of Venice ...
Trip to New Zealand
Day 1 After my aunt and uncle picked up Janet and I from the airport, our first stop in New Zealand was a public park called One Tree Hill. I knew that sheep heavily outnumber ...
Vietnam by Chi Nguyen
This week’s guest author: Chi Nguyen I wish I could just sing a song, or dance, or do anything else to express what I wanted to say about Vietnam, just because writing is always my last ...
New Zealand by Pauline Durfee
This week’s guest author: Pauline Durfee My name is Pauline Durfee (nee Dil), also known as Kyle’s mum, or mom. I was born and raised in New Zealand and came to the states in 1983 ...
New Zealand by Chandler Brown
This week’s guest author: Chandler Brown My name is Chandler Brown. I grew up in Houston, TX. I lived in New Zealand from July 2009 to July 2011. I love the people and country. It ...
South Africa by Casey Mangan
This week’s guest author: Casey Mangan South Africa In the Northern fall of 2012 (spring in the Southern Hemisphere) I spent the semester studying abroad in South Africa through Azusa Pacific University’s South African Semester program. ...