Japan Day @ Central Park is New York City’s largest one-day celebration of all things Japanese. Having started in 2006, the festival only continues to grow even larger with thousands attending each year. So continuing my trend of hitting up as many Japanese festivals as possible around the US, I packed my bags and flew to […]
Ilove taking people to eat dim sum for the first time. Most people in the US, have no idea what dim sum actually is or the etiquette behind it. It’s fun to watch their eyes glaze over at the million tapas-like choices laid out before them. Smiling and nodding as they look over the menu […]
The great thing about Chicago summers is that they’re filled with all sorts of festivals. I guess since we really only get a few weeks of great weather here, we have to make up for it by packing it all in come summertime. On any given week you can find at least four festivals going on. My favorite […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Strawberry Fields in Central Park, NYC! Running through Central Park to get to Japan Day, I made it a point to stop by the famous Strawberry Fields. As someone who greatly appreciates The Beatles and grew up listening to […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of New York from the Empire State Building! My first ever visit to New York was pretty packed. From spending the day at Japan Day to running around exploring as much Asian culture around the city as I could, my […]