Rota: Pristine Views, Peaceful SolitudeÂ
I had thought Guam was underdeveloped….until I went to Rota. While living in Guam I joined the Agana Hash House Harriers on their run...
The new(s) lifestyle
Yesterday was my second day working at the news desk. Oh yeah, in case you didn’t know, I got switched from the lifestyle section to...
Celebrating the Goddess on Navarathri
Back in Gainesville my friends and family are doing their rounds—both in seeing house kolus at friends’ homes and dancing...
Too many straws
(Flickr photo by kozumel) My dad wanted me to go to graduate school to make myself more qualified. I, on the other hand, wanted to jump...
Hafa Adai, from where America’s day begins
The verdict is in, and I am guilty. Guilty for not e-mailing people back home. Guilty for not blogging. And guilty for not bringing you...
Lifestyles of the locals
As a lifestyle reporter, I was told by my editor that the best way to familiarize myself with the island’s local culture was to just...
Ready for my tranquilizer
This is my third week working for the Pacific Daily News, a newspaper established in 1944 as the Navy News and then acquired by Gannett in...
Deja Vu: Layover in Tokyo
(Flickr photo by Joi) Funny thing happened to me on my way to Guam. I almost thought I was traveling to India again. As I got myself...
Half-Blood Prince: Double the Wait, Double the Profit
Was Half-Blood Prince worth twice as long the wait? Well, to Warner Brothers it most certainly was, as it raked in nearly $20 million with...
Guam: Yes, It’s American
Guam is an unincorporated United States territory in the Pacific, south of Japan.