Month: May 2013

• May 31, 2013

  Many meetings in Manila (recap of Day 1)

  Friday was such a full day I don’t know quite where to begin. Between jetlag and culture adjustment, I think I’m doing pretty well. It’s interesting to be here for a second time. Things aren’t overwhelming, and I can notice things more specifically. I recognize a few places we visited two year ago, which is…
• May 30, 2013

  Philippines, Day 1

  It’s morning in Manila. Last night I skipped ahead to Friday, landing in the Philippines after leaving Hawaii around lunch on Wednesday and then having a brief layover in Guam. I didn’t see much of Guam because it was via the plan windows or from the airport, but the island is beautiful, with green hills…
• May 25, 2013

  Hawaii, revisited

  This week I’m back in Hawaii, visiting friends and generally soaking up sun that I’ve been missing for the last eight months. Next week I leave for the Philippines and a very different trip; this week is about relaxing and enjoying good company. I don’t actually have much to report. The island is the same,…
• May 9, 2013

  San Francisco and the Muir Woods

  The day after our visit to Monterey, J and I continued up the coast to San Francisco. Since we were so close and we’d both always wanted to visit, we couldn’t resist. We picked a destination (the Muir Woods, but I’ll get to that next) and headed north. In less than two hours, we found…
• May 8, 2013

  Monterey Bay Aquarium

  Last weekend, J and I took a roadtrip north to Monterey and San Francisco. You can see all of the photos here. The main destination on Saturday was the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Housed in an old cannery, the Aquarium is now home to a huge collection of California’s native marine species, from fish and turtles…