Oye, México City: Bite Me

Hey, ya crazy nuts! Sorry for the long hiatus. We’ve been super busy with work and school! I studied my wonderbutt off and got a … 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



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



Wednesday’s Wonder: Sausages

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Munich’s original Christmas market has a lot of sausages. Our first time ever going to a Christmas market was in none other … Read the rest



That Time I Got Accosted by a Japanese Grandma

My grandma: she’s a sweet little lady; always cooking food, cleaning up boo-boos and basically grandma-ing like a boss. Ya’ know, the way grandmas should … Read the rest



We Ate Raw Chicken. There. I Said It.

I think we’ve all been pretty much conditioned that when we cook chicken, it has to be cooked completely through. There are no exceptions to … Read the rest



Well….We Got a Selfie Stick…

You’ve seen them…By “them,” I mean those travelers with a Selfie Stick: a long, thin protruding metal stick with a rudimentary smartphone holder (usually some … Read the rest



Our Buddy Totoro at Studio Ghibli

A long time ago, when my husband and I were dating, he made a joke. We were on my university campus and saw a bunny … Read the rest