Why I love watching AVP tournaments
My friend Andy is a troll. Like, he has an official diploma from the American Troll Academy. He’s constantly trying to pull your leg so it’s difficult to take him seriously, and he’s usually...
Category: travel
The Case for (and against) Airbnb, part 2
The weekend did not have an auspicious start. For starters, none of my friends could make it except Andy, and the other three people coming were all Andy’s friends. Also, none of us knew...
The Case for (and against) Airbnb
“SICKKK LOCATION,” Andy texted. “I KNOW RIGHT…WE SHOULD DO IT,” I responded. “It’s $500/person though, for 3 nights.” “Wait, $500 is a lot dude…that’s a round trip flight to Maryland.” (Andy’s from Maryland.) “Yeah...
Lessons from Taiwan
I just got back from a two week vacation in Taiwan, and let me tell you — it was a grueling schedule of eating, figuring out where to eat next, getting there, with the...
The Importance of Research
In the summer of 2017 and 2018, I went to Taiwan on a missions trip with people from my church. We ran a week-long summer camp for teenagers at a juvenile halfway house in...
Lessons in Expectation Setting at an All-Inclusive Resort
“The thing about all-inclusive resorts is that the food isn’t very good,” Karen said. “And you don’t really leave the resort since you want to take advantage of the free food, so you might...
New York, part 2
“I brought a couple packs of instant ramen if we get hungry at night,” my cousin Ifly said. As mentioned in my last post, she was going to New York for Fashion Week, and...
Well, it’s happened…
Two and a half years in, I finally succumbed to Covid. Some friends wondered why I hadn’t gotten it earlier, especially since I’ve traveled out-of-state multiple times and had several close contacts. Well, as...
How to get selfies with pro athletes
“Is Friday selfie day or is Saturday selfie day?” I asked. “Everyday’s selfie day,” Andy replied. It was our second trip to LA in as many months to watch beach volleyball, and we were...
Why you should talk to strangers when you travel
I met Jason in December 2013 while traveling in Bangkok with my cousin and her friend. We were eating pad thai from a street vendor when I heard him converse with somebody in English...
Your risk tolerance is also not low. Just saying ;)