2024: My Year in Review

Happy New Year / Bonne année / 新年快樂! Welcome to 2025. It's hard to believe that we've already gone through another year, and that we're already halfway through the 2020s. I've mentioned this before in other posts, but time really does seem to go by faster as you get older, but I'm here for the … Continue reading 2024: My Year in Review

Lost in LA: Sawtelle Japantown

Along Sawtelle Boulevard (June 2024) There is no doubt that Los Angeles has a huge Japanese-American community, scattered throughout the city and county from Little Tokyo in downtown LA to the South Bay. However, there is also a smaller, but tight-knit community on the west side in Sawtelle Japantown ("Sawtelle," for short). Nicknamed "Little Osaka," … Continue reading Lost in LA: Sawtelle Japantown

The Perfect Two-Week Itinerary of California: What to See and Do

California is the most-populated state in the United States, home to almost 40 million people. Not only that, but it's also home to a diverse geography of mountains, forests, beaches, deserts within its 164,000 squared miles of land. You could spend a lifetime living and exploring the state and still not see everything it has … Continue reading The Perfect Two-Week Itinerary of California: What to See and Do

Lost in LA: Venice Beach

Venice sign (April 2023) Although small in size, Venice Beach (or "Venice") is a vibrant and world-renown community located on the Westside of Los Angeles. Besides its eponymous beach, it also boasts picturesque canals and plenty of trendy boutiques and cafés that one can easily spend a day (or lifetime) exploring. As a follow up … Continue reading Lost in LA: Venice Beach

Destination: Catalina Island, California (PART 2)

Views of Catalina Island (June 2023) My partner and I started our second day in Catalina with a quick coffee and pastry at one of Avalon's cafés before catching the island shuttle up to Wrigley Memorial-- it cost $2 USD one-way for the two of us and while we could've just walked, it would've been … Continue reading Destination: Catalina Island, California (PART 2)