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This Is My Medical School Graduation Speech

This Is My Medical School Graduation Speech

by Calvin Sun | May 29, 2014 | New York, Post-travel Reflections, Speeches, United States, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

    Before I give you the transcript, a preface: I started this blog 4 years ago, exactly at the time when I also started medical school. In a way, my journey with The Monsoon Diaries would not have been possible without my parallel journey through medical school. And...
Ghost Festival In Dali

Ghost Festival In Dali

by Lei Zhao | Feb 10, 2014 | August 2013: Lei Goes to China, China, Guest Posts, Let me tell you a Story..., Post-travel Reflections, Serendipitous!, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  The following is the second of 4 guest posts on China by Lei Zhao, who continues to contribute to the Monsoon Diaries adventures time and time again.  Lei Zhao and I have been close friends since 7th grade of middle school. Saying that we’ve been through...
Top 11 Experiences In Argentina

Top 11 Experiences In Argentina

by Stephanie Quan | Dec 27, 2013 | Argentina, Camping, Guest Posts, Post-travel Reflections, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...

  I went to Argentina with my sister and our friend Eva in March. This is a list of my favorite experiences. (and why you should go!)   11. Gelato Its everywhere. Its delicious. Bring your dairy pills because you’ll want globs of it every day.  ...
Top 11 Experiences In Argentina

Mt. Starr And Manzanar

by Stephanie Quan | Sep 30, 2013 | California, Camping, Guest Posts, How Did You Do That?, Post-travel Reflections, United States

Two weeks ago, my lab group did a camping trip in the Sierras. We drove up on Friday to the East Fork Campground (9000 ft). Hiked up Mt. Starr on Saturday (Class II scramble. 7 miles round trip. 12825 ft). And drove back on Sunday. On the way back, I stopped in the...
The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

by Calvin Sun | Jul 1, 2013 | Epiphanies on the Road, Fit for Foodies, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Panama, Post-travel Reflections, Summer 2013: Central America

  I never really got to sleep. By the time I posted the last entry, we were already out the door by 10am for Chinese-Panamanian dim sum, which according to our well-traveled guide Manuel (Tatiana’s friend in Panama who showed us around last...
You’re Going To Miss … Ukraine & Poland

You’re Going To Miss … Ukraine & Poland

by Calvin Sun | Jan 11, 2013 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Fail, Germany, Poland, Post-travel Reflections, Serendipitous!, Ukraine, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, You're Going to Miss It...

 Pictures courtesy of Mandy Cheuk, Simon Lu, Kai Tan, Cynthia Koo, and yours truly.With contributions by Cynthia Koo. If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading.  “…Because the only people for me are the...
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