by Calvin Sun | Dec 16, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Pre-travel Preparations, What to Pack
A sunset in Brooklyn… Stayed up late last night to do some bare bones packing: Toothbrush 2 shirts 2 pieces of underwear 2 pairs of socks 2 pairs of pants A keffiyeh A fleece A camera A pair of shoes …vs. a sunset in Hong Kong I’ll be in the air for...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 14, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Our Next Adventure
So this weekend – don’t ask me why – I’ll be traveling to Hong Kong for 24 hours, before heading back to NYC. Yes, just like my whirlwind trips to Taiwan and San Diego, it’ll be another blitzkrieg mission to see as much as I can in...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 27, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Mexico, Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations
Monsoon Diaries will be heading to Mexico this winter. Tijuana, Mexico My fellow medical students and I will be undertaking an international medical development project with an organization called One Small House. For the last 10 years, One Small...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 26, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, California, United States
T he wedding went off without a hitch and all was happy. I managed to get some great shots of The Prado at Balboa Park, but it’s mostly of family and happy people. Here are some of my favorites: fishing out the wedding ring…from non other than a...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 24, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, California, United States
After a 5 hour flight from Newark, NJ to San Diego, I’m here! Beautiful sunshine, blue waters, unlimited palm trees. And just like what happened when I was in Taipei, no more than 56 seconds after updating my facebook status about being in San Diego, an old...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 23, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, California, United States
Tomorrow I’m bound for San Diego and pulling an emergency “Taipei” situation where I’ll be there for 22 hours. Why emergency? Well, in 3 days I have my first medical school block exam back in Brooklyn and I’m not entirely prepared....
by Calvin Sun | Aug 13, 2010 | *Countries, Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories, What Dreams May Come
Press play. And then start reading. The echoes of Jeff Buckley. An autorickshaw roars by an airport runway. I came in as a stranger, left as a friend. I came in unsure what I was looking for, I left knowing what I needed to search for. It’s not about sights...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 12, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Lessons Learned, Post-travel Reflections, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, United States
It’s weird to… have a hot shower with good water pressure. have a clean bathroom. have more than 4 pairs of underwear, 5 pairs of socks, 5 shirts and 1 pair of pants to choose from. have an insulated cab. lie in a familiar bed. dig through clothes from a...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 11, 2010 | China, Lessons Learned, Serendipitous!, Uncategorized Stories, United States
As if I didn’t have enough coincidences and run-ins already from my travels in India and Singapore, I asked myself while getting on the plane to NYC: “wouldn’t it be funny if I also run into someone I know on this flight?” …and...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 10, 2010 | China, Epiphanies on the Road, Singapore, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, United States
Is it normal to have thoughts of walking away from the boarding gate? It happened in Singapore Changi Airport a few hours ago, and now it’s happening again in Shanhai Pudong International. My flight home is departing at this very moment. Is this...
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