Forming A Monsoon: The Day My Life Changed Forever Happened In Cairo
Written December 26, 2009: DECEMBER 2009 Every year for the past 7 years I always end up writing up December to seem like quite a magical month compared to the rest. Maybe it’s because I’m a sucker for good endings or maybe I’m just trying too hard to end on a good...
Excerpts from Calvin D. Sun’s (ECAASU Board of Directors) Keynote Address at SERCAAL
University of Florida Saturday, October 10th 9:00 A.M. EST SERCAAL might have made a terrible mistake by inviting me because I don’t belong here. How many of you are between the ages of 21 to 23? OK, half of you in this room probably are just as young as I am. Note...
Before The Monsoon: Reflections From India Without Fetishizing It
I wrote the following note in January 2009, a few days after returning with friends from my first "backpacking" trip abroad. It would be my first (and definitely not the last) time in India, having visited Mumbai, New Delhi, Agra, Fatephur Sikri, Cochin,...
Before The Monsoon: Not Staying Mumbai About It
After arriving into Trivandrum from Kanyakumari by an early afternoon train, we had a few hours to kill before our evening flight back to Mumbai. So Isaac and I decided to hit up a few rickshaw drivers to find us a place to get some toddy's, an Indian beer fermented...
Before The Monsoon: “Kanyakumari” Here For A Sunrise For India’s Sunset?
From Trivandrum, we took a late morning train to Kanyakumari and arrived in the mid-afternoon: Apparently, we stumbled upon a Hindu pilgrimage that was also taking place that week. You can notice them from their all-black attire. ...
Before The Monsoon: In-Kerala-dulous!
From Munnar, we took a 9 hour overnight bus ride towards Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram (aka Trivandrum by its shorter name): When we arrived, we decided to take a rickshaw to check out nearby Kovala beach, 16km south from Trivandrum: ...
Before The Monsoon: Fly Me To The Munnar
After a few days with Rahul and his family, Isaac finally reached out to me when I returned to Mumbai. He had already been backpacking on his own in the south, and invited me to join him. It would be my first time deciding on making a unplanned travel detour....
Before The Monsoon: Teardrops On The Face Of Eternity – Agra
After a day acclimating ourselves to New Delhi, the next morning we headed for Agra: Agra is about a 3-4 hour drive from the capital city. You can watch entire communities that live and die on the road as you get there: Once in Agra, you can be...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
