Berkley Center

I woke up to the sound of our bus driver honking relentlessly in a futile attempt to move the cows that were blocking the road. “We are definitely not in Beijing anymore,” announced our guide. I looked around and saw nothing but endless tea…

By the time I was finished bathing in a hotel’s indoor hot spring and started to head home, the sky was pitch back. It was a beautiful, wintry Sunday, and I had decided to take a day trip to Kinugawa Onsen, a resort town two hours from Tokyo. I…

As I entered the White House, what struck me the most was its modest scale despite being perhaps one of the most important residences in the world, and the wealth of America as a country. Rulers of poorer countries would do better if they spent more…