Longyan, Fujian Province, CHINA — For a moment, I held the Olympic torch. When the Olympic...
Category - Journals
We’re gonna be just fine
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 11:13 a.m., Hammond, Louisiana — It’s been awhile. Earlier...
Fighting for my dreams at age 17
Miami, Florida, U.S.A. — The year 2007 is almost over, and I can’t help but be relieved...
When a brother goes off to college
SIMSBURY, Connecticut, U.S.A. – I sit down at my computer and double-click on the small...
Harvard’s a crapshoot
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, U.S.A. — I’m still in shock at my discovery that Harvard...
Obsessed with Harry
PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD – My stomach was shredding itself into painful knots for almost two weeks...
Dreams and memories in St. Bernard Parish
Sunday, June 10, Violet, Louisiana — Home It’s been a while since I wrote anything about Hurricane...
A Connecticut chorus buses to Boston
BOSTON, Massachusetts, U.S.A. — Jarred awake by an ill-placed pothole or ex-possum, I cracked...