Kimchi Fried Rice | Meal Prepping
Maybe this site will become a food blog, since all I seem to be doing when I’m not at work or the gym is cooking. I really did think I would have much more free time once I stopped having homework, but not so! At least cooking makes me feel productive. My mother introduced me…
Chris Morocco’s Spicy-Sweet Noodles | Meal Prepping
Since I moved into an apartment with a real kitchen two years ago, I’ve been on a journey of learning to cook more than just spaghetti and zhuzhed-up ramen. Now that I’ve cooked for a few dinner parties and meal prepped for countless weeks, I wanted to share some recipes that I’ve come to love.…
Madrid, Spain
In true last-semester senior style, I turned in my final projects early and spent exams week in Madrid instead of in the library. I’d like to think we went around Spain the Spanish way— leisurely, with afternoon naps and little bites to eat here and there. Some say that Madrid can be done in 3-4…
Revisiting the Bay Area
Although I don’t usually do much besides spend time at home with family when I’m in California, Chris came to visit this spring break, so we decided to explore a little. It’s been a while since I’ve lived full-time in the Bay Area, and to be quite honest, I really don’t know the area well.…
Red Bean Soup
Mother found a lump on the side of her head today, above her ear. She showed Anita in the car, as they waited for Susie to finish her piano lesson, pulling her hand to it like she had eight years before, but now it was to her head instead of to a breast long gone.…
Atlanta, Georgia
I spent the past President’s Day weekend in Atlanta, which, in the post-Super Bowl lull, seemed particularly content and locally-focused. There were many highlights of the trip – amazing food at every turn, the airport’s delightful “plane train,” the beautiful weather on Saturday – but by far the most memorable was our adventures with Bird.…
On Commitment & the Cool Girl
It’s Valentine’s Day, which, for an occasion that barely constitutes as a holiday, seems to receive more polarizing press than it deserves. I guess it’s because, with its flow of reminders that you either are or are not in a fulfilling relationship, people find themselves lumped into some box or other and naturally become intensely…
The Gossip Manifesto
Hear me out— I’ve spent the past week binge-listening to comedian Allison Raskin’s scripted podcast Gossip, and it’s absolutely delightful. As a chronic eavesdropper – I can’t help myself! – this podcast is a dream. It’s akin to revisiting the same coffeehouse every week, listening to the ladies in the corner table, and being able…
Paris, France
In lieu of the longform posts I wrote during my travels in Southeast Asia, I’m going to post photo diaries instead for some of my recent trips. In October, I visited Emily in Paris, where she was studying abroad, as a much-needed mid-semester respite. It’s been a few years since I was last in Paris,…