Category: USA
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034 | Words :: Washington D.C., USA, 2010
“You are my witnesses,”declares the LORD,”And my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am He. Before me there was no God formed, and there will be none after me. — Isaiah 43:10 This wall sits at the entrance to the Holocaust Museum. The scripture…
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031 | Music :: Memphis, USA, 2008
My Australian friend Lucy came to do her first tour of the USA and the places she picked were NYC, Chicago, and Tennessee. Really? Not San Francisco? New Orleans? Portland? Tennessee? Yes, she firmly replied. So I packed my bags and joined her. Despite my skepticism, it was an amazing trip! After spending the weekend in…
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030 | Music :: Dallas, USA, 2010
So, while searching for music pictures I came across this one of Beyonce. I thought it was pretty incredible that: I forgot that I’ve seen Beyonce live (albeit from very far away) I forgot that I went to the NBA All Star game (would have been a good one for events week) It’s so interesting…
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020 | Events :: Drum Line Competition, Dallas, USA, 2010
Eleven years after graduating from high school, I went to my first high school drum line competition. I had an enthusiastic discussion about the movie Drumline with a friend at a party a few weeks before, and she found a local competition for us to go to. Our presence there was unusual I’m sure, being…
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019 | Events :: Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2012
I arrived in Chiang Mai pretty late at night. After hopping into the taxi, I soon realized the driver had no idea where my hostel was, and prayed that all the people he stopped to talk to were locals giving him directions, instead of gangsters who might want to sell a confused foreign tourist into…
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005 | Reflect :: MoMA, NYC, 2010
“Humor. Love. Imagination. Inclusivity. The best art taps into our shared experiences and emotions. It moves. It inspires. It entertains. It reflects life.” In my early days I did not appreciate abstract art. My taste for modern art stopped at the impressionists, the dreaminess of Monet’s water lilies and Degas’ ballet dancers. Then I discovered…
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003 | Reflect :: Newseum, Washington DC, 2010
What is the purpose of journalism? At the root of it all, journalism emerged from a need to keep the public informed. People used to have high expectations for journalists, calling the media the “Fourth Branch of Government,” depending on the good men and women in this field to stand their ground as the unbiased…