Wednesday’s Wonder: Teeny Seoul
This Wednesday’s Wonder: What is this? A City for Ants!? Back when I was kid shmuh-shmuh years ago, I had a lot of Polly Pockets. Does anyone … Read the rest
Wednesday’s Wonder: the TMZ of DMZ
This Wednesday’s Wonder: Private eyes are watching you and your every move at the DMZ. It all started at about 6:00 in the morning. When … Read the rest
Monkey Butts and all that Jazz in Japan
I’m just going to come out and say it: I have always loved monkeys. Ever since ithatching little Marcel on Friends, I thought: “how cool would … Read the rest
Wednesday’s Wonder: Vastness
This Wednesday’s Wonder: Seoul’s Skyline is Vast. We walked forward, backward (good for the hammies), uphill, downhill, listing lazily to the left and in the … Read the rest
Osaka: LA’s Brother from Another Mother
A few weeks ago, the NY Times wrote a piece about LA being “livable” (no freakin’ way!). New Yorkers responded in the only they know how: by … Read the rest
Bossin’ Like a Monk in Koyasan
You know who’s like a boss? This Bus. You know who else is like a boss? We are. Because we’re awesome. You also know who … Read the rest
Wednesday’s Wonder: Can’t Get Enough Sunsets
This Wednesday’s Wonder: Can’t Get Enough of those Sunsets around the world. Sunsets: they’re often ignored, sometimes because there’s no time to appreciate them and sometimes … Read the rest
My Husband: The Chosen One
It was an eerily foggy morning in Koyasan, Japan, a mountainous holy city with temples and a World Heritage Site graveyard. We were among the … Read the rest
Pink Everywhere! in Japan
I once told my students: “If I had my way, this whole classroom would be pink.” Yup, pink desks, pink walls, pink chairs….Pink. Does that … Read the rest
Bambi’s Nibbling my Crotch on Miyajima Island
Oh, Bambi, the most beloved baby deer on the planet. He bats his big doe eyes and we all swoon. Well, let me tell you … Read the rest
