ktinseattleDec 7, 20187 minLove & LaosOne of the reasons I wanted to go to Laos was because I’d learned it is the most heavily bombed country per capita—over 260 million bombs...
ktinseattleDec 5, 20184 minBashert in BangkokI love the word “bashert.” Meaning “destiny” or “meant to be” in Yiddish, it perfectly blends the messy “b” and “sh” sounds at the...
ktinseattleNov 2, 20183 minThe Wide-Open Spaces of CreativityThe other night I watched a documentary on the Japanese film director Hayao Miyazaki. You might know his films “Spirited Away,” “My...
ktinseattleSep 18, 20184 minThe Best Trip I Ever Took Was the One I Never Planned on TakingI’m a travel junkie. But it wasn’t always that way, or at least it wasn’t always consistently that way. Sure I studied abroad twice and...