Five Beloved Latino Words Languages. A newfound hobby of mine, probably because I am learning Spanish on my own, at my own pace. Much like reading literature, I am far more devoted when I am not on the schedule of academic benchmarks and semester calendars of public schooling. It’s not just Spanish. I try to pick up some random… Read More
Three Years Of Solo Female Travel: Five Nevers And A Know South America has been my home for the last six months. I’ve wandered from high to low, sunny to starry, snowy to sandy. I live each day with so many unwritten adventures and ideas on travel advice swimming through my mind. I figured if I can’t get into the longer posts at the moment, I… Read More
A Personal Update: Around the World in 2,190 Days Today is Day 173. And for 172 days there has been a dire need to explain the following sentence: On February 7th, 2018, I set off for six years of solo female travel around the world. It’s a bit ridiculous that I only just now got around to this, but until May 8th,… Read More
Photo Journey: The Two-Week Chronicle Of A Hungry Girl And Her Vietnamese Street Food So. How much street food can a hungry Vivian put away in fourteen days? According to my detailed Chasing Calories: Vietnam guide, it would be 47 distinct dishes and nine tropical fruits, not including the foods I ate repeatedly or did not write about. I guess the best way to start off would be with… Read More
10 Reasons Why San Gerardo de Rivas Is My Favorite Place In Costa Rica If a pin on the map could have it all, it would be San Gerardo de Rivas. A mellow mountain town only visited by the most outdoorsy of Costa Rica‘s tourists, it offers the perfect blend of simplicity and indulgence. From easy waterfalls to trekking to wildlife to artisanal treats, everyone (and their mother) is… Read More
Whang Od’s Blessing “Hi, my name is Vivian. I come from the USA. Both of my parents are Chinese. I am 21 years old. I have no tattoos and never imagined myself getting one. I saw a photo of you one month ago, and was so fascinated by the history and culture of your art that I couldn’t… Read More
How To Trust The Universe 101: A Coast-To-Coast Series Of Haphazard Events The notion of California gives me butterflies. It always has. I am just another West Coast dreamer, nothing special there. But with the record-smashing hurricane raging straight towards home, my parents urged me to give up my flights and stay back. After all, I only paid $53 for a roundtrip. But then it… Read More
My Krispy Kreme Donut Challenge I am far too attached to food. And within the world of food, I am far too attached to Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnuts. I don’t like the other flavors or the other bakeries. And sometimes I have an idea, such as running some number of miles, eating an entire box of joy in one… Read More
Things I Cannot Ignore Regarding Anny To my pleasant astonishment, a girl from the Brazilian Amazon reached out to me on Instagram. I had posted about some clinical volunteering with a medical team from Yangon and was about to head to ThaBarWa for my first experience with social work. Anny told me she was a doctor, and asked if I knew… Read More
A Lengthy Thought On Donations Southeast Asian Summer Day 32 Yangon, Myanmar Three days of medical experience were done. I finally got to sleep in, so naturally I felt the need to draft a Go Fund Me from my phone in bed and unexpectedly raise enough for not one, but two refrigerators over the course of breakfast because even… Read More