Be their Education.
We’re eating barbecued chicken breasts from a meat stand off the main tourist strip in Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines when a young girl about the age of my students walks up to us, carrying a basket of keychains, bracelets and headbands. “Souvenirs?” she asks politely, placing her merchandise at the edge of…
What to do when things are Closed on Lunar New Year
Last weekend, I decided to take the short 2 hour flight from Incheon to Taipei over Lunar New Year. A lot of people had warned me not to travel to Taiwan during this time because “everything will be closed.” But, I’m stubborn and tend to like to follow my own…
What is Chuseok?
Next week is the Korean holiday of Chuseok, a time for family and food and eating songpyeong, which are traditional Korean rice cakes. My Korean friends keep telling me that the closest comparison they can think of for this holiday is American Thanksgiving, and though this comparison helps set the…
In Truth . . . Shanghai
Shanghai. I can see it now, closing my eyes . . . tall skyscrapers reaching up and disappearing into the mist, abstract architecture blending together in just the right kind of array to get one questioning how these buildings came to be formed, and who designed them. There’s metal twirling…
Kiwi Slang for Beginners
Based off of the couple days that I have been in Auckland, here is some terminology to help an outsider get accustomed to New Zealand life. “Kiwi” – New Zealand’s national flightless bird, but more commonly referenced as a person who is native to New Zealand. I’ve only met a…
Everything I Learned from Love & Marriage from going on a Hanoi Street Food Tour
This past week I had the pleasure of traveling outside of Korea, for the first time since being an Alien Resident, to another part of Asia. I traveled 4 hours to the city of Hanoi in Vietnam, spending three days in the bustling city and one additional day visiting the…
Five things Korean Food in the States couldn’t have prepared me for
It’s officially been one month since I first landed here in South Korea, and what better way to celebrate then by writing a post about one of my favorite things: FOOD. Before traveling overseas, one of my favorite places to go out to eat was a Korean restaurant in Maynard,…
Korean Baseball- Go Wyverns!
Even being from Boston, I have only been to a handful of baseball games in my life. I’ve always enjoyed going though because of the atmosphere of a game; peanuts, popcorn, crowded stands, etc. But the difference between a Korean baseball game and an American one (not the players as…
Karaoke Like a Local
I’ve been living in South Korea for close to two years now, and in my time here I’ve done Karaoke on a number of occasions. For anyone who has never been to a karaoke room before, it’s very different than throwing a song on your tele at home. Noraebongs, rather…
Growing my Whanau
Family members are individuals who give us life; who cradle us, watch us grow, and then set us free to continue to reach our own perception of greatness. They feed us when we are hungry. They shelter us when we need a roof over our head. They shape us to…
Dubai- If the World had a Center
Writing this during a time of difficulty and uncertainty does not escape me. It only makes my job as a writer more necessary. To those impacted, to those in fear, and to those witnessing first hand . . . this goes out to you. The world deserves to know the…
Five Churches to Visit in the Gheralta Mountains- Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Located 127 km from Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, are the Gheralta Mountains of northern Ethiopia, home to the largest number of cliff churches in Africa and some of the oldest churches in the world, not to mention the most difficult to access. The Gheralta Mountains are a…
5 Social Enterprises to Visit as a Tourist in Rwanda
Social Enterprises are gaining attention as a sustainable way to support local communities in developing financial opportunities but also preserving culture and heritage in a way that builds on the strengths of a community. For tourists, Social Enterprises are one of the best way to both experience and give back…
Revealed Travel 