THE PREPARATION: I’ve been longing for a trekking adventure since my last one in Tasmania, Australia of more than a decade ago. With my commitment of school, work, and research, it has been difficult to to find time or justify the cost of pursuing such an adventure. Finally, after graduating and working…

The history of Pho and how it came to become the quintessential cuisine of my Vietnamese culture is all but a mystery to me. For all I know, I grew up consuming it. To be honest, I wasn’t a fan of it growing up. Every time the family went out…