It’s no secret that Colombia is often the favorite among backpackers who travel in Latin America. I spent five months in Colombia last year and this year together. Many friends asked for recommendations on what to do and where to stay in Colombia. This blog post covers it all.  Introduction to Colombia Jardin, Colombia Colombia has a reputation of being a dangerous country. I myself was scared to come because I heard stories. The first thing I want to address is safety in Colombia. Because that’s the number one thing concerning most people. While I have certainly heard people lost their p ..read more

Hello friends! If you are planning on a trip to Oaxaca City, Mexico, I got you! Last year I stayed more than one month in Oaxaca City. It had became my second home. From best vegetarian restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops to art classes. This blog post covers it all. I even recommend a place for you to get your hair done. Let’s get real, sometimes you need to cut and style your hair when you are on a vacation, too. Best Street Food Growing up in China, I love street food! This is one reason why I enjoyed Latin America so much. There is no shortage of street food here. The only thing is to be a ..read more

“You know the heart of the stranger. For you are the stranger in the land of Egypt.” Old Testament Musical Night The narrow cobble street of Cusco was dimly lit at night. Sweet melody spread in the air like a fragrance. Live music always has this magic over me, especially this night. The musician was singing in Spanish. Even though I didn’t understand a word, I could tell they were love songs.  I sat down in a corner of the street between wanting to be seen and at the same time not. Another person came by and sat next to me after putting some coins in the musician’s bowl. He had a guitar ..read more

As I sat in a cafe in Lima, sipping lemon ginger tea, surrounded by cool paintings and plants. I can’t help think about the events that altered my life and brought me to Peru. Just a little over a month ago, I was at a job that I have been doing for four years. While I was not happy in the last year, I didn’t have the courage to really quit and do something different. Then something happened when I was visiting Jamaica in March that gave me the ultimate push. You are literally not the same person on both sides of a truly life changing event. Your interests change. Your goals change. In fact t ..read more

If you ask me what it is like to be 30, I would say I no longer give a fuck. For the first time in my life, I feel like I can be myself unapologetically and do whatever the fuck I like. Pursing dancing is a big part of this journey. Knowing how much work I have put into it and how much I have sweat, I feel good in my body. I worked for it. I think in my 20s, I was not sure of myself and my place in the world. These last few years I have finally established myself with a stable job. I have always followed my heart and my passion. This is why I even have this blog in the first place. I dived d ..read more

Mono Lake For my Birthday in February this year, I went to Mono Lake area with my partner. I booked an hotel in Bridgeport for three nights. My favorite part of this trip is soaking in hot springs at Travertine Hot Springs. We went there on a week day morning and were very lucky to get a good spot. Because of COVID, we were able to have a little pool for ourselves. This is truly such an unique experience soaking in hot water in the middle of the winter surrounded by beautiful landscape. We actually went back a second day to check out the whole area and found there were several pools. That also ..read more

Hello, readers. I’m sorry that I haven’t uploaded anything in 2020. I have not forgotten about you or my blog. You would think I would have a lot of down time in a year like 2020 where you can’t go to a lot of places. Surprisingly, I have kept myself busy working a full time job as a Risk Analyst and taking a lot of dance classes. I have been listening to a lot of audio books as well. I would share some of my reflections on that front in another post. A lot has happened in 2020. I’m sure just like everyone, we all went through some major changes in life. Here’s my 2020. A year ago, when I ha ..read more

It has been a long time since I posted anything. A lot has happened as you can imagine! For one, I have moved to San Francisco, which is very exciting. I went to a Tony Robbins’ four day event last month in L.A. It’s there I met Liv. Liv is a freshman in college and a talented musician. Check out her music here. \ We took the first set of photos at St. Anne of the Sunset Catholic Church. I love the pink exterior of this church, which is why I picked this location. This second set took place at Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park. I love this white building and Liv’s outfit. It goe ..read more

About two weekends ago, I went on a photo shoot at somebody’s backyard in Sacramento area. The owner of the house is a photographer. She turned her backyard into a photographer paradise with outdoor beds, bath tubs, and a tree house. I really like how this set turns out. After months of experimentation, I finally developed a preset that I really like, which saves a lot of time when I edit now. On a personal note, I have been very busy with working. There are going to be some big changes coming up. I will share when time is right.   Model: @lindsayashton_   ..read more

Many of you probably don’t know that I run a photography meetup group called SF Bay Area Models, Bloggers, and Photographers Collective. We just had our last meetup this Saturday at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. About a year ago, we did our first ever shoot with models event. It was my first time shooting with models (before that I was doing street photography). Since then I have gone out to shoot with models like every weekend in 2017. Now I got to introduce other photographers to shoot with models through our meetup group. It’s great to be able to to pay it forward, that’s for sure. Here ..read more