I’ve had two coffee tasting experiences so far, one at a Starbucks in Shenzhen, China, one at a different Starbucks in New York.

The first time was because I became friends with a barista there. She was required to practice leading coffee tasting workshops with a customer for an advanced…

Once I was in a discussion about a father on trial for the brutal murder of his daughter’s rapist and murderer. The issue was, if the father did commit the crime, whether he deserved to be forgiven by the family of his victim, the man who raped and murdered his…

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re an aspiring writer, likely not writing in your native tongue, and you’re fascinated by the idea of writing for a living. Maybe you’ve decided on a career in writing, or maybe you just want to push your writing limits and see how far…

I’ve been practicing my Chinese handwriting lately. It has become insultingly hideous due to years of neglect. Tracing the prewritten strokes of Old Chinese poems and essays that I’d studied in school. …

This is part of a series of writings called “10 Days of Remembering.” It is a series of reflective prompts: a question, an idea, a decision, a realization … The things that challenge and change me that I want to remember my days by.

I noticed today during my piano…

This is part of a series of writings called “10 Days of Remembering.” It is a series of reflective prompts: a question, an idea, a decision, a realization … The things that challenge and change me that I want to remember my days by. …

When I started the 10 Days of Remembering series, my goal was to publish something every day, something that at least one other person would find interesting. Today is day 8; the number 8 in tarot numerology symbolizes action, change, difficulty, achievement. I’ve been struggling with creativity today, the not-so-motivated…