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Kavorting About Kathmandu

Kavorting About Kathmandu

by Calvin Sun | Jun 24, 2011 | Nepal, Serendipitous!, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea

Last February I talked to a girl named Sadikchya Malla for 5 minutes at a conference. Now she’s my personal tour guide in her native Kathmandu. I sought her out after remembering how she was born and raised in Kathmandu before coming to study at Syracuse...
There’s A Storm In Cappadocia

There’s A Storm In Cappadocia

by Calvin Sun | Jun 13, 2011 | Doctor in the House, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Introspection, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Türkiye (Turkey)

  Just got back from a wet n’ wild excursion around Goreme and Cappdaocia. In other words, a lightning thunderstorm thrashed about and we were stuck in the middle in the big wide open fields. Smart, I know.   If you ever find yourself here, do yourself...
A Sunset In Tijuana

A Sunset In Tijuana

by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, How's the weather?, Mexico, One Small House, Uncategorized Stories

  Today we were hit by pretty bad rain so we took only a skeleton crew to work at the clinic site, where we worked on insulation and shielding the roof with tarp.   The construction pace on the clinic nevertheless decelerated and some of us were sent off to...
A Day In Singapore

A Day In Singapore

by Calvin Sun | Jul 10, 2010 | How's the weather?, Public Transportation, Singapore, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

  Inside Lau Pa Sat (i.e. hawker-food central). The food you get here is delicious!   Head up to the top of Singapore’s “Big Durian”:     Enjoy a view of Singapore from the Big Durian:      Or fancy a view from the...

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