A Broken Hiatus
My blogs have been long overdue and trickle out at inconsistent rates, but better late than never, right? The reason it has taken me so long to write about my three weeks in Costa Rica is because of my mom’s accident. I returned to Atlanta for five weeks to help my mother recover and sort…
An Unexpected Call in Costa Rica
When frantic messages of my mother‘s car accident buzzed from my phone, I thought I was dreaming. Confirmed pictures and calls with my dad tore my spirit in two and shredded the remains. How could this happen? I tried to make sense of it all, but that would not change the fact that my mother…
The Great Blackout in Bocas del Toro…
The first week of our journey abroad was spent in Panama City, Panama, a sprawling city much like Miami. Glittering high rises and construction cranes can be seen from every street we passed from our Uber into the heart of the city. We stayed for one week in a trendy neighborhood off Via Argentina with…
NOLA: Great food paired with bad roads
Patrick and I set off to eat our way through the cities and countries we planned to visit, so naturally, New Orleans was high on our list. Not only did we stay with friends who lived off Magazine Street, we were also treated to incredible local food. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the boisterous…
Lessons and Facts from Dr. Oliver Sacks
When I am stuck in the living nightmare that is Atlanta traffic, I usually listen to podcasts to assuage my road rage. Last month, while listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Radiolab, I found myself increasingly absorbed by an interview with a charming and spritely English doctor for his 80th birthday. This was unusual for…
How Art Saved My Father’s Life
Ever since I could hold a pencil, not a single sheet of paper in the house was spared from my signature scribbles. Although I am pretty aware of my progression as an artist, I somehow missed one obvious and key motivator: my father. A recent interview with my dad, coupled with intrapersonal excavation and research…
Graffiti: Art or Nuisance?
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a Digital Marketing workshop in Austin, Texas, a city I had never visited before. My colleague and I trekked four miles to the popular Off the Wall Graffiti Park on our first day of landing. The Park, which resembled an urban jungle of cement panels stacked and covered…
Literacy in the Modern Age
Literacy has an irrefutably profound effect on our success and well-being. Ever since the existence of the written word, literacy has always meant the ability to read and write. However, being literate has acquired more modern connotations in the 21st century. Nowadays, most of our information comes in various forms of media, which include the…
Binh Siu 