personal perspective

On Sunday afternoon, I found myself in Orange County, book in hand, laying on a blanket, watching a church soccer game. Nearby a 5 year old...

On a crisp Monday morning at 7am, I rode my bike to the Washington Street bus stop. I put my bike on the rack, and stepped onto a fairly em...

Last night I went to a Christmas party with my roommate. It was hosted at a beautiful home, finger foods were abundant and eggnog was readi...

I'm sitting in a winter wonderland. Eight inches of snow have fallen today and more is expected overnight. Tomorrow I'm supposed t...

When Grandma Jo turned 80, she took a picture with her grandchildren at the party. I'm related to all these kids. This isn't includ...

Nation of India, Last year I visited your vast land, and although I wouldn't call my time with you a 'vacation', it was most def...

While other cities give a cold shoulder to their residents, San Diego remains warm and inviting.

It might be November 11th and Veteran's Day here in the States, but today a billion people are celebrating the Chinese holiday of Single...

Last night, my friend Cori and I were having gelato in Little Italy next to some classic old Italian men. I'm talking gold chain, chest...

I want to be a grace guerilla no longer a chameleon of karma the time has come to stand out from the crowd. I want to give forgiveness a fig...

I can't count how many times I mumbled under my breath, "China, you win! You always do!" over the last couple years. Today was...

"Suuuure." That doubtful delivery of the word 'sure'. When your cheapskate friend says they'll pay you back you think...

"Forgiveness flounders because I exclude my enemy from the community of humans and exclude myself from the community of sinners." ...

In small town China, I was famous. I didn’t do anything to gain my celebrity; it was based purely on my white skin, oval eyes, and pearly w...

this, my friends, is how we were able to be at the u.s. men's beach volleyball game the next morning. definitely the most lively event!...

That's Mandarin for "Goodbye China". After two years of calling this country 'home', I'm jumping on an airplane a...

Basically Brazil badly beat Belgium.

Beijing is a city of millions, with multiple tourist sites, and hundreds of thousands of tourists...I ran into Lomong again at the Mu Tian Y...

1. Women's Soccer- Canada vs. Argentina Final Score: 2-1 Commentary: Canada's #15-MVP, Argentina's #6-Extremely Scrappy 2. Women...

Trash talking by the Frenchmen before the race, saying they're going to "smash the Americans". Michael Phelps' goal of 8 g...

For the former Beijing laowai's out there, I have some news...there's been changes in just the last month, that might leave you feel...

It's such an American story. A lost boy of Sudan, refugee for 10 years, adopted by a family in upstate New York and learns English. He...

Beijing has tried so hard to have blue skies for the Olympics games. They've seeded the clouds, they've created odd/even days for d...

At the moment I'm sitting on the couch next to my 12 year old cousin Amellia. We've walked many kilometers today and we're resti...

After a 25 kilometer/3+ hour bike tour of Beijing this afternoon, we went home for quick (much needed) showers and then to the acclaimed Cha...

As I checked in at the United counter at SFO, I politely asked for an upgrade to Business class. Apparently, I'm an 'elite' mem...

i've been stateside for just over a month and now i'm heading back to the land of mandarin-speaking, chopstick-eating, smog-choking,...