Since my last post over a year ago, I became a California resident (again), started a new job doing marketing and international PR for a big old defense company, and then quit that job after a little over a year. My heart wasn’t in it, and it was definitely not in Cali, either. So guess [...]

A recap of a three-day drive from New York City to Mt. Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota. The northern route through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and South Dakota has been very different compared to my drive last year when I took the more southern/Middle America route through Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama and Georgia. The people, the [...]

Too tired to write tonight – sorry pals. Dare I do it? Here’s a copy of my current facebook status. Don’t hate me! Resting in Fairmont, Minnesota after nine hours of driving in the rain. Loving the view of cows from our inn, officially in love with Wisconsin cheese, and can’t wait to see mt. [...]

1st Day on the Road Highlights: 1) Eating 6 meals (breakfast, lunch, lunch two more times again, and two dinners). I write this as I munch on a bag of Marriott Residence Inn popcorn. What can I say, long-distance driving gives me the munchies. 2) Listening to “Your Love is My Drug” about 11 times [...]

Picture of the day: Left Fort Lee, NJ at 4 p.m. today with my mom and Kay. Drove four hours from NYC to State College (aka Penn State University) to visit my big sis. We’ll rest here for the night. Hit a pretty big rainstorm on our way here. Got me even more freaked at the possibility of hitting flash [...]

Yes, I’m doing another cross-country trip But this time with mama and the dog (see photos below). Here is the route. We will take the northern route this time, compared to the Middle America route I took last year. And of course, we’ll be going toward the opposite direction (headed east to west, back to [...]

Don’t mind my family speaking in Korean in the background!

I couldn’t help myself. During the road trip, I kept driving past hair salons. I took it as a sign and chopped my hair off 7-8 inches. Sorry I didn’t share this absolute breaking news with you all earlier. I just thought of it now because I’m about to get another haircut… but not sure [...]