Prior to venturing off into Death Valley National Park, we explored Beatty and Rhyolite, which were small towns in Nevada, immediately outside the national park area. The environment in this region made you feel as if you just stepped back … Read More
I remember coming to Acadia National Park in Maine as a child with my family, full of wonder, and getting a nature guide book from their gift shop. Inside the book, I inserted a maple leaf I found on one … Read More
This was my second time in Stockholm, Sweden, in over a decade, but my first time seeing it in the summertime. Previously, I experienced a Stockholm covered in snow and filled with holiday cheer. Buildings were colorfully vibrant and so … Read More
Prague, in the Czech Republic, was like a portfolio of architectural styles and structures. Together, the city was greater than the sum of its parts. Each building design and detail brought a different flavor to the city, e.g. the medieval … Read More
Free Will. Do Justice On Art I once had an art appreciator and colleague ask me something out of the ordinary along the lines of: “Are you worried or have you ever thought what someone might do to your art … Read More
Initiation Into The Jury System – My Civic Obligation A juror’s process of initiation begins with surrendering to the legal system and exercising its standard of reasonable certainty. During my civic obligation of jury duty on Friday, I was equipped with … Read More
Lisbon, shaken and bandaged by the 1755 earthquake, emerges with a new face, more beautiful with age. As Portugal’s capital, we found this old-world city standing tall from the toll. The Carmo Convent is the perfect testament to this with … Read More
‘Aloha’ they say. Whether one is searching for an oasis of calm or an adrenaline rush, Hawaii’s Maui offers a plethora of both. From the drive through majestic, luscious valleys of little-known Kahekili Highway – a one-lane strip at the northwest … Read More
We rediscovered a new disheveled Toronto in the wintry spring, while sprinting from Downtown to Uptown and back. Modernism intersected old-world charm evident in the sites we visited. Sprinting between University Avenue, Dundas Square and Spadina Avenue gave us a … Read More
