Excursion to Captain Cook’s Point
I woke up the next day having researched some tours and having revived the impulse to take a dip in Hawaiian waters. Since my family...
The Big Island … and still growing
The first thing you notice as you descend is that the island is cloaked in black, unlike the lush green layer carpeting the others. The...
How Monroe, Louisiana Lets the Good Times Roll at Mardi Gras
So it really is just all about the beads. Going to my first Mardi Gras celebration in Louisiana, I was hoping to learn more about the...
Hey y’all
As if to welcome me to my new job, on October 20, my editors sent me to cover the book signing of southern culinary icon Paula Deen when...
When A Florida Gator Meets Louisiana Bayou
After two and half months of living at home with my parents while job hunting and freelancing for The Gainesville Sun, I finally got some...
Gators growl
[slideshow] Every fall, the University of Florida hosts a homecoming event at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, “Gator Growl,”...
India’s Aadhaar lays foundation for an era of efficiency
Last week, I was pleasantly surprised to read that India has started enrolling its residents into Aadhaar, a biometric database of...
Lan Kwai Fong: Meeting Strangers In the Night In Hong Kong’s Party Zone
I had worked up an appetite following my trip to Lantau island, so I wanted to find a place where I could grab a bite while also being able...
Built on Stilts – Tai O Fishing Village
From the Po Lin Monastery, bus tours typically head down to Tai O, which, for more than a century has remained a fishing village built on...
How A Seminary Struggles Amid Commercialized Spirituality
Just below the Tian Tan Buddha sits the Po Lin Monastery, originally established by three monks in 1924. Po Lin refers to “precious...