Towers of Glory
If you ever have the chance to go to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on The Mall in Washington, DC, I would highly recommend it. The Smithsonian chooses anywhere from one […]
Category Archives: US
Wet, Wet, Wet
If you’re ever in Hamden, Connecticut, and the temperature starts rising, you might wonder why there’s so much water nearby and nowhere to swim. You can’t swim in Lake Whitney […]
Blown From the Sand
While we were in the US this summer, Prescott and I visited the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. This museum was founded in 1951 as a 100-year […]
The Largest Cities in Oregon
In venturing out and about to look at colleges, I visited the three largest cities in Oregon: Portland, Eugene, and Salem. Remarkably, even if you add the population of the […]
A Return to the Gorge
I had a conference in Portland, Oregon, three weeks ago. It was great to be back in the land of wide open spaces, farm-to-table restaurants, and family! My sister Jocelyn, […]
Where the Puritans Sailed
I had a conference in Boston several weeks ago, so I made the long trip across several oceans to spend a week in the great state of Massachusetts. This gave […]
Natural Beauty
I would be remiss if I left the United States behind without recognizing the incredible beauty of the Northeast. We visited multiple wineries on Seneca Lake with Prescott’s family: Here’s […]
The Old, the Fresh, and the Fun
As I traveled up and down the East Coast this summer, I found myself gravitating toward things that you rarely find in Singapore. Once you’re back in the US, as […]
Roadside America
I’ve spent the better part of the past seven weeks in the US, which has given me ample time to reflect on the differences between Singapore and my country of […]
What I Miss
People often ask what I miss about living in the US. The easy and most significant answer is that I miss my family and I miss my friends. It’s hard […]
