by Calvin Sun | Dec 26, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House
While we’re still up in the air, I’ve already received word about the team that had their first day today in Mexico: The Clinic floor is almost fully painted and the sill plate (the wood the sits on top of the cinderblock base that the building frame gets...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 25, 2010 | Mexico
Thanks to Google Chrome, we have wireless on this flight. Just wanted to test this out and say hello from 10,000 ft up in the air! - At time of posting in 10,000 ft. above sea level, it was -4 °F - Humidity: 100% | Wind Speed: 100km/hr | Cloud Cover: Looks like a...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 24, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Doctor in the House, Epiphanies on the Road, Mexico, One Small House, Pre-travel Preparations, What to Pack
No rest for the weary. A little preview of what we’re doing Not even 3 days after unpacking from Hong Kong, I’m already repacking for 5 days in Mexico: 2 short-sleeved shirts 2 long-sleeved shirts 2 pairs of pants 4 pairs of underwear 4 pairs of socks 1...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 20, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Post-travel Reflections
So I’m back home and this is how I feel: - At time of posting in NYC, it was 33.8 °F - Humidity: 52% | Wind Speed: 25km/hr | Cloud Cover: partly...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 19, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, Hong Kong
How can a trip be complete without something getting served? The IFC building that Batman jumped off of in "The Dark Knight" just got served The Bank of China tower just got served Thanks to Vicky for coming out to see me a day after getting her wisdom teeth...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 18, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, Hong Kong, The Nightlife
I think my trip in Hong Kong has been defined by limitless amounts of good food. Like being in NYC Chinatown but much much better. After what seemed like a 15 course dinner, I wandered about a few hotels along the river: The Bank of China And then my brother Linus...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 18, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, Hong Kong, How's the weather?
UPDATE: I added some videos of the drive in and through Hong Kong – Out of the Airport and into the Maw I have to say, the 60ºF weather here is a welcome respite from the biting 20ºF I experienced right before leaving NYC. It’s funny to see so many people...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 17, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong
I realized that Hong Kong is the city I’ve been to the most without actually being in it. I passed through Hong Kong to get into Manila, Surabaya, Taipei, and scores of other destinations in Asia throughout my life but never once have I stepped foot...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 17, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Uncategorized Stories
Well this is a first for me. Currently at a technical stop in Vancouver, Canada where I’m one of maybe 5 passengers who have remained on the plane for the subsequent flight to Hong Kong. I was awoken by a flurry of attendants engaged in a frantic buzz in tidying...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 16, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Epiphanies on the Road, Hong Kong, Pre-travel Preparations
I won’t lie, the first thing that came over me when I stepped into JFK Airport 30 minutes ago was “Again?!” “Ay, but I’m tired.“ Like a familiar scent the sterile linoleum gloss of JFK Airport reminded me everything I hated...
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