• A Holy Cave: The Perfume Pagoda

    Birds sing merrily in the trees that overhang the murky water. The sun beams warmly down on the little rowboat that makes it’s tedious way up the river. The oars creak loudly, but…

  • A Photo Essay: Angkor Wat

    Ankor Wat, one of the best ruins in the world. The joyful stone faces that make this place famous stare down at us from their lofty towers. It must have been quite startling…

  • Sweet Sixteen… In Vietnam!

    When I was little, I never guessed that my sixteenth birthday would be spent in Vietnam, among some of the friendliest people I’ve ever met. Now, I can’t imagine it any other way!…

  • An Artist And A New Name

    In the corner of one room, an old man sits cross-legged on his mat, painting. His face is wrinkled, and his stringy gray hair is held back by a traditional hat. Absorbed in…

  • Of Vietnam, Zombies, And Mayhem

    It’s a morning of mayhem and madness. I lose my hairbrush. Twice. Elisha has trouble holding down his hardboiled egg, and Ezra is grumpy as a result of getting up so early. Mom…

  • Night In Patong, Thailand

    Lights flash. Loud American music blares from every direction. Crowds of laughing tourists throng through the streets. The entire town parties loudly until around twelve at night here. I’m in the largest tourist…