Where there is coffee, there are people. This motto informs the business decisions of Coffee Pirates, one of my favorite of Vienna’s...

Vienna’s falafel scene is one of the most underrated underground charms of the city. As a disclaimer, I have not yet tasted falafel in...

The story behind the baking The rich smell of chocolate decadence arose from the oven, the timer sounded, and I opened the door to a...

Sometimes it’s the little things in life that keep us sane. Personally, when I’m slammed between paper deadlines, exams, presentations,...

My love affair with spice began a new and sizzling chapter when I visited Mexico for New Year’s Eve. However, I cannot deny my feelings...

In many places that I travel, I find myself failing to fit in as a fair-featured and free-spirited foreigner. Mexico was no exception to...

Thus far in my new life in Austria, I have been hopelessly lost in translation. Among other cultural faux-pas, I find myself put in my...

Christmastime in an Austrian postcard village may just be the most magical experience in the world. Between the toy-like knickknacks sold...

"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for...

Out of principle, my life choices are motivated by passion. I operate to the tune of my heart, constantly chasing opportunities with...

Last Sunday evening, I had the honor of welcoming the solar eclipse through teaching a Yin and Yang yoga class at One O One Yoga in my...

As my summer in Yangon winds to a tidy close and I pack my single suitcase for my time-undetermined return to the states, I hold my...

In a word, Bagan was awakening. A four-day escape to this haven of central Myanmar was nowhere near enough. I could have endlessly...

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Ronald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Last Friday at Yangon Yoga House,...

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi The...

Home is not a place. It’s a feeling. It’s greeting the morning by lacing my out-worn running shoes and gliding out the door in a...

Yangon is a place of a multitude of paradoxes and surprises. It’s firey hot, but drowned like a sleeping cat in the cool downpour of...

Solo traveling in Bangkok, Thailand felt like diving headfirst into a dream. Aside from the sheer thrill of it all – having abruptly...

As a child, my mother graciously spoon-fed me princess stories to compliment my daily portions of cooked broccoli and single-serving...

I was introduced to kheer while traveling through India on a 3-week global health field trip with Harvard T.H. School of Public Health. I...