I’ve lived in DC for several years now. One thing I haven’t done in those years is to watch the fireworks on July 4 from the Mall. Sure, I’ve seen the fireworks before. My first year here I went to Arlington, VA to watch the fireworks (and other shows in…
I’m currently taking Italian lessons and have a slightly amusing story for language nerds like me, and figured it might a worthwhile post. I have talked with several people about how there must be a part of one’s brain for foreign languages: this is why when learning a second foreign…
Clearly, as evidenced by my last very brief post, I was recently at the beach. I didn’t write much more in my last post, as I was still operating on that relaxing feeling that comes only with visiting the ocean – that gentle lull one gets put into after watching,…
Spent the weekend here: I love the ocean. I always have. The moment I see it in the distance, it just feels like everything is golden. I can take a deep breath, sigh, sit back under the sun and be. More to come!
It was Commencement weekend in DC. And I’ll admit, walking to Georgetown for my Sunday breakfast at Dean & Deluca, seeing graduating seniors dressed up, some carrying their cap and gown and others wearing them open over their clothes, made me a little nostalgic. Graduation was a lot of fun.…
Continuing with the pleasure of reliving memories from Cambodia, I move on to Ta Prohm. It would be difficult to name a favorite temple from this visit, because just when I thought I decided on a favorite, I would remember sunrise from Angkor Wat or the faces of Bayon. But…