Diary of a Sushi Virgin

As fresh as the sea. Image by Sruthi Vijayan. If queues were measured on an amphibian scale — from plankton to blue whale — the line outside Sushi Dai is…

Top 5 Things I Miss About Peace Corps

Few bonds are as great as those between fellow Peace Corps Volunteers. Image courtesy of Samantha Marangell.  People often ask if I would do Peace Corps service again. What they really…

Home Without Walls

“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” – Maya Angelou Making friends has never been difficult for me. I tend to gravitate…

Strangers in a Strange Land

It seems to be a universally acknowledged truth that young women traveling alone are always, in some way, in need of assistance. Of course this is based solely on my…