by Calvin Sun | Jan 1, 2013 | December 2012: Eastern Europe, Epiphanies on the Road, Poland
The feeling of bleakness startles first. Then to step inside one of the gas chambers: There’s nothing more I can write about Auschwitz that hasn’t already been written: It really is devastating. Like the Killing Fields and Tuong...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 16, 2010 | Cambodia, Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
The horrors are in the stories. The stories are in the pictures. We started the day with the glorious Royal Palace, and ended it with the crimes of the Khmer Rouge: the S-21 Tuol Sleng Prison/Genocide Museum and the infamous Killing Fields. Let’s start...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 10, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Exactly 4 years ago this day, my father died from a heart attack. He was 67. I never got to say goodbye. Just a body on a table who no longer could hear what I was saying. Apart from being extremely upset that this didn’t hit me until a few minutes ago and that...
by Calvin Sun | May 28, 2010 | Pre-travel Preparations, Uncategorized Stories, United States
So far on my goodbye tour, I’ve been taking down a mental survey of the kind of things people say right before parting… “Have fun!” – 2 people “I’m so excited for you!” – 2 people “Take care!”...
by Calvin Sun | May 26, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Pre-travel Preparations, United States
Today I get my second booster for the Japanese B Encephalitis immunization, which those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of having it yet, is one of those shots that leaves your arm sore for a whole 3 days. I’d say that’s worth it since the...
