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Manifest Part 6 (Finale)

Chapter 20: Back in Forks Our camry had about 1/5 of tank of gas left and the closest town was none other than our beloved Forks. We headed back into town, and once again, the only place that was accommodating was that trusty Circle K that nourished us just

Manifest Part 5 (Hoh River)

Chapter 14: Park Entrance As you'll recall from the last post, we had about 3-4 hours of wait time until we could enter the park. I initially got out of the car and checked out the line, but after walking for half mile and still seeing cars, I

Manifest Part 4 (Hurricane Ridge + Coast + Forks)

Chapter 10: PNW Driving Segment By this point, we had a driving schedule formed that consisted of two teams. Jeff and I were the varsity squad. Nick and Sam were the JV kids. (This was really just a glorified seating chart). Jeff started driving in Portland, passed through Vancouver, Washington,

Manifest Part 3 (Crater Lake + Portland)

Chapter 7: Crater Lake We were well fueled by In N Out from the night before. The drive to Crater Lake from our campsite was short, and the line to get into the park was no longer than 15 minutes. Upon entry into the park, it was obligatory that we

Manifest Part 2 (Lassen)

Chapter 4: The Journey to Lassen After waking up early in the morning, Jeff and I walked to get the car. It was a white 2021 Camry. Despite its suboptimal acceleration, it would provide ample storage, shelter, and transportation for the rest of the trip. Nate graciously sent us on

Manifest Part 1 (Execution)

Chapter 1: The Decision Making My story starts off as a road trip idea between me and Jeff. Either I was going to fly out to Philly or Jeff was going to come to Arizona, and we were going to crank out crazy mileage in whatever which way. Separately, Jeff

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Last few days in Taiwan

阿里山 (Alishan Journal Entry)

This is going to be a fun post to write. The bulk of this entry was written while actually on Alishan, but this'll be a polished version of what I jotted down. Alishan is a pain in the ass to get to, but it is very much worth

Travel

端午節快樂

Hualien

Remi Appreciation Post

Nothing to see here . . . just a candid Remi!

Montana

Just some Montana scenery :)

Sedona + Grand Canyon

My high school buddy Gray decided to visit me in Arizona. This blog will recount a short adventure where I attempt to cram all the noteworthy scenic locations of Arizona into a two-day itinerary for my friend. For those of you who have not been to Arizona, I would definitely

Travel

Siphon Draw to Flatiron

I've had some free time after finishing my first year of college, so here is a blog post about my dad, Arlen, and I doing a fun day hike on a Saturday morning. Flatiron via Siphon Draw is a six mile, 2700 feet elevation gain hike located 45

Slovenia + Bulgaria

Romanticism

Over the summer while working as a swim coach, I was trying to stay on the clock for a few extra minutes to get paid a little more. To buy myself some extra time, I asked my assistant aquatics director, “Do you think we as humans are nothing more than

Great Barrier Reef Reflection + Australia

Hey everyone, I hope all of y’all are doing well. I’m sorry for not blogging like I say I would have this semester. I anticipated having more time in college than I actually did. *Note: My writing style is supposed to emulate the way I journal, which means

Senior Trip

Thailand Winter 2022