January 2012
4 posts
My Life in Translation: "I Think I've Reached My...
By Matt Gross
Matt Gross writes about travel and food for the New York Times, Saveur, and Afar magazine, and about parenting for DadWagon.com. When he’s not on the road, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.
Nine months ago, on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Surabaya, Indonesia, I began flipping through Lonely Planet’s Bahasa Indonesia phrasebook, not expecting to...
My Life in Translation: "To Pho or Not to Pho. In...
By Jacqueline Gabel
Originally from Minneapolis, Jacqui worked in fashion in New York before she took a leap of faith to quit her job and move back to her hometown. She spent some life-altering time traveling in South America, and she currently teaches in South Korea, finding her biggest inspiration from the food she tastes and the people she meets along the way.
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My Life in Translation: "How I Entered The...
By Yves Sztajnkrycer
Yves Sztajnkrycer is too complex for a brief description. He is a citizen of the world who writes with humor, honesty, and a poignancy that will stop you in your tracks.
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus was a Dutch priest who lived in the 15th century and who was in favor of religious tolerance. And during my junior year of college I left Paris to follow a student exchange...
My Life in Translation: "Against the Nile"
By Audrey Bellis
Audrey Bellis owns The Bella Bambino, a family owned, special occasion children’s boutique, available online and by appointment in Los Angeles & Manhattan.
Growing up in an inner racial/inner faith household, I can honestly say that there aren’t many situations I feel uncomfortable in. In fact, I’m a little bit chameleon like. When I’m with my Mom’s side of the family...
