View of Corniglia in the Cinque Terre, Italy. (May 2016)
Things are about to get heated here...and I'm not talking about the summer right now. Here's the situation: for me, having grown up in Los Angeles all of my life, I can't help but feel miffed that, whenever my international friends and acquaintances tell me they want to visit the U.S., they almost always say … Continue reading Why Los Angeles is Better than New York
Bonjour, mes amis! Like many college students, I also studied abroad during my undergraduate years. Out of all of the places that I could've gone to-- Florence, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro-- I chose Paris, home to the famous (and questionably phallic-looking) Eiffel Tower, its romantic views of the Seine River, and of course, the fact that it's the … Continue reading Paris: My Study Abroad Experience
Along Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark. (July 2012)
Postcards When all is done, and postcards are from far away, I’ll remember each step of cobblestone walks at night, gaps between pebbles rain-filled from the afternoon shower while I, lost in orientation, wandered as the buildings appeared to cave in. Their shadows reflected each detail of a lion, an angel, a bishop, carved from century’s hands: … Continue reading Postcards (poem)
Rebecca Goes Rendezvous 