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A tuk tuk driver races down the street in Chiang Mai
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August 13, 2012, 57 Comments

“You’re moving to Thailand?” It’s been since February when I knew my future would take me to Thailand and I would become an expat. For nearly five months, my life [...]

Millicent Siegel poses with artifacts at The Mob Attraction

The daughter of Las Vegas: an interview with Millicent Siegel

July 25, 2012, 29 Comments

It was about 66 years ago when Millicent Siegel’s father, Ben “Bugsy” Siegel wrote a letter to his wife addressing his oldest daughter’s smoki ...

The entrance to Zion National Park in Utah

On the open road …

June 14, 2012, 16 Comments

It’s dark, but above me I can hear the pitter patter of little feet on the floor. Little voices delighting in the morning. I roll over. It’ ...

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The price of becoming an expat

May 25, 2012, 32 Comments

  Curled up in my lap, light blue eyes heavy with sleep, Jagger barely whispers to me, “will you bring my back a coconut to drink from?R ...

  • Clock Work Man
    The time I quit my job again
    May 24, 2012, 22 Comments

    I have no intention of  quitting my job so soon after returning from Red Mountain Resort. Except, the words from the shaman and my reiki practitioner echo in my ears: [...]

  • Elephant Nature Park
    The first sign
    May 11, 2012, 22 Comments

    The blinking red of my Blackberry alerting me to a new e-mail catches my attention as I sit on my couch, only a few days after returning from Red Mountain [...]

  • Valley of Fire
    Hello, universe
    May 7, 2012, 40 Comments

    “Mom!!” I scream into my phone as I drive away from Red Mountain Resort under the sinking Utah sun. “Something has happened!” “Are you OK? What is it? Where are [...]

  • Las Vegas Fremont
    The career cross-road
    April 21, 2012, 26 Comments

    When it came time for my one-year anniversary with my company this past winter, I went in, ready to ask for a raise and full-time status. Despite the fact that, [...]

  • Window Seat
    Screw you, jet lag
    April 13, 2012, 29 Comments

    It’s  3:14 a.m. I’m wide awake. My heart is racing. My stomach is turning. I’ve been awake for an hour. Every time I close my eyes and try to sleep, [...]

  • Our first stop: The Taco Guys
    The San Francisco Foodgasm: Off the Grid
    August 1, 2011, 20 Comments

    Living in Las Vegas means there are tons of amazing food options. You name it, we’ve got it. Five-star restaurants. Michelin rated. Celeb chefs with numerous outlets across town. But, [...]

  • Funky purple lighting is just one thing I love about  my new favorite airline.
    A Virgin America Virgin
    July 24, 2011, 18 Comments

    I could see the purple glow before I even got close to the door of the plane. Oh, sweet Virgin America airplane. How I have waited for you. Slowly, slowly, [...]