The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are already at their halfway mark, and true to form, so much history has been written and witnessed right before the eyes of the world. I am a sucker for the Olympics. My earliest memories of any Olympic games, either summer or winter, were probably…
A Little Bit o’Boston (on a Whim)
I’d like to think that all of us have a list of places in the world we’d like to visit. This definitely rings true for me, and I don’t even cast my net that wide. There are plenty of other places in the United States alone that I want to visit. One of those places…
How to Cook Tinola
Alright, here’s a brief background on the contents of this entry. I am Filipino-American. No, I don’t speak Tagalog. I barely understand most of it. Because why? It’s not the dialect I grew up with. Newsflash, Tagalog is not the only language Filipinos speak. There are plenty of Filipino dialects, and one of them is…
AmeriConna
The United States celebrated 240 years of independence yesterday, and since I celebrated independently (it’s fine), I – and I’m sure many others – can’t help but reflect a little bit on America. It’s nearly impossible for me to try imagining what life would be like if I had not been born and raised in…
Why Am I Blogging Now?
This is my first blog entry. Ever. I never thought I would have a site like this to call my own but, here I am. Almost a year ago, someone suggested to me that I write a blog. I was training her to cover for me at work while I was out for a week…