Call me Rishmael: Finding my White Whale — A Relentless Quest for Tea

In 2013, I was inspired by a passage in Moby-Dick to journey into the world in search…

Me, Mg and Bago

I COULDN’T tell you how old I was when I ran away from home, but I was old enough to be ashamed I hadn’t tried it sooner.

Why not: 18 hours and counting in Narita

As the escalator carried me skyward, the first Japanese person I saw held a microphone in his hand. A camerawoman stood at his side, and a white girl peered over his shoulder.

What do Chinese students think of U.S. presidential candidates?

Princeton in Asia (@PrincetonInAsia) has given me the opportunity to spend the past year and a half teaching advanced discussion classes at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, the main feeder school into…

The Saga of Sidoktaya

How I found myself in a remote, flood-ravaged Burmese village on the same day as…

Yangon: A ‘real’ paradox

To the people who have asked me how I’m doing here, how I’m adjusting:

They don’t eat Turkey in China

I think we’re going to celebrate by going out to get some…Chinese food! I know you’re shocked.

I just wanted to say: Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family back home! Hope your day is filled with football, yummy food and card games (that’s…

“A dream come true!” or “what have I done?”

I have been in Chiang Rai, Thailand for over a week now. I am finally settled into…

It’s 80 Degrees, Freezing, and I Almost Hit a Boy with my Motorbike!