Finally visiting the Great Wall

'Why walls great til the gotta be great?' and other stupid puns I thought up when captioning my Instagram pictures from the Great Wall.

Setouchi Triennale: Inujima

Get ready for the public art display of your dreams (or at least, my dreams).

Return Ticket

Going back to a book is like returning to the cities we believe to be our own, but which, in reality, we've forgotten and been forgotten by.

What to say about Sydney

Musings on missing out.

The Many Faces of California

How many landscapes can you see in eight hours in California?

Surviving your long layover at Singapore Changi

Maybe Singapore Changi truly is the nicest airport in the world. That's like saying yours is the nicest circle of hell: true as it may be, you're still in hell, and no one really wants to be there.

Thailand: TakeMeTour and the Instagrammer’s Dream

Living out my dreams of social media stardom in Thailand.

Who is that girl I see (living in Hangzhou for a year)?

I am forever halfway somewhere, not quite settled and not sure if I even want to stay.

Temples and Tourists

I always saw pictures of Westerners in Thailand at temples with their hands folded--what to me seemed like a hokey pose that didn't seem particularly respectful. That is, until I found myself there getting suckered into the very same things.

That which we call a mountain by any other word would be just as steep

Some lessons on enjoying nature in China