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Bogota!

Bogota!

by Calvin Sun | Mar 31, 2011 | April 2011: Peru & Colombia, Colombia, Epiphanies on the Road, How Did You Do That?, Public Transportation

Within the moment I stepped in line to board my flight to Bogota, Colombia, I noticed the difference: I was the only foreigner on this plane. I’ve been used to this, having traveled more of my fair share on alternative routes in Southeast and South Asia, but it...
San Salvador, Lima, And A Mid-flight Screw Up

San Salvador, Lima, And A Mid-flight Screw Up

by Calvin Sun | Mar 27, 2011 | April 2011: Peru & Colombia, Epiphanies on the Road, Fail, How's the weather?, Peru, Uncategorized Stories

 Before I know it, I’m already fast packed to another trip across the border. What’s different this time is that out of all the inhabitable continents of the world (sorry Antartica, unless global warming happens, you don’t count), only South...
When It’s Over…

When It’s Over…

by Calvin Sun | Jan 4, 2011 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Epiphanies on the Road, Mexico, Post-travel Reflections

3 months of fundraising and 4 days of construction later…   I don’t believe any of us fully grasped the impact of what we were doing until we had left. And even now, in the nascent days of our Tijuana-withdrawal, I myself still haven’t fully...
It’s About To Begin, Again.

It’s About To Begin, Again.

by Calvin Sun | Dec 24, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Epiphanies on the Road, Mexico, One Small House, Pre-travel Preparations, What to Pack

No rest for the weary.   Not even 3 days after unpacking from Hong Kong, I’m already repacking for 5 days in Mexico: 2 short-sleeved shirts 2 long-sleeved shirts 2 pairs of pants 4 pairs of underwear 4 pairs of socks 1 fleece 1 sweatshirt 1 krama 1 pair of...
How It Feels To Be Home

How It Feels To Be Home

by Calvin Sun | Dec 20, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Post-travel Reflections

  So I’m back home and the above photo describes exactly how I feel.  - At time of posting in NYC, it was 1 °C - Humidity: 52% | Wind Speed: 25km/hr | Cloud Cover: partly...
Everything I Missed About Airports

Everything I Missed About Airports

by Calvin Sun | Dec 16, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Epiphanies on the Road, Hong Kong, Pre-travel Preparations

  I won’t lie, the first thing that came over me when I stepped into JFK Airport 30 minutes ago was “Again?!” “Ay, but I’m tired.” Like a familiar scent the sterile linoleum gloss of JFK Airport reminded me everything I hated...
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