by Calvin Sun | Mar 3, 2011 | Pre-travel Preparations, United States
23 days left until South America! But in the meantime, what if I told you I’m already planning for this summer? Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Nepal, Kashmir (India), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, North Korea (you bet), and Singapore? Does that sound like a step up from...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 5, 2011 | Colombia, Our Next Adventure, Peru, Pre-travel Preparations
On a budget thats more than 2/3 cheaper than an average college senior’s all-inclusive spring break, this is what I will see in 7 days: Ollantaytambo, Peru Aguas Calientes, Peru Machu Picchu, Peru Bogotá, Colombia Cartagena, Colombia Playa Blanca, Colombia Islas...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 25, 2010 | Pre-travel Preparations
Hello from JFK Airport! Jasmine, Cula, Nilam, and myself are chilling in the Delta SkyLounge waiting for our flight in 45 minutes. carryin’ their stuff! - At time of posting in NYC, it was 30.2 °F - Humidity: 56% | Wind Speed: 10km/hr | Cloud...
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 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...
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 | 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 | Oct 10, 2010 | Our Next Adventure, Pre-travel Preparations
I’m deciding on the trip to happen next year, an 8-10 week hiatus of what possibly could be my last real summer vacation for many many years. The options in order of perceived difficulty: 1) Europasia on a Rail: Trans-Siberian Railway Network from Russia –...
by Calvin Sun | May 31, 2010 | Pre-travel Preparations, United States, What to Pack
We begin today! One of the original titles for this blog was going to be “The Rice They Carried.” But sadly, I already had used that title for a docu-drama/mockumentary I made on Asian American stereotypes back in high school (The Rice They Carried)....
by Calvin Sun | May 30, 2010 | Pre-travel Preparations, The Nightlife, United States
My going away party was last night. I’m going to miss this city. Currently going over last minute things for packing…I’m leaving in about 24 hours.- At time of posting in New York City, it was 82.4 °F - Humidity: 29% | Wind Speed: 19km/hr | Cloud...
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