Handfuls

“Christine! Your rice is flying everywhere! Let me help you. First, scope the food into a ball, then use your thumb to keep it in tight.” From across the table, I stare intently at my now curry stained hands. We (as in my sister-in-law’s brother, wife, and friends) are out to eat at Sammy’s Curry …

Girls Rule

“I told the boys that I care twice as much about them as I do the girls because they’re twice as important to our society.” I shook my head vigorously as soon as I heard it. While I had signed up for my Fulbright fully well knowing that I might confront attitudes towards race, religion, …

Good (Coffee) Brews, Better Views: Ten Day (Solo) Travel Itinerary through Vietnam

The first thing you need to know before reading this itinerary is that when I travel, I enjoy wandering aimlessly and people watching. I particularly love doing the latter while enjoying a good cup of coffee. Subsequently, my trip to Vietnam included a lot of each, especially given the beautiful diversity of the Vietnamese landscape, coffee, …