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  • A Korean View of New York,New Jersey

    A Korean View of New York,New Jersey

    Introduction In the summer of 2009, a group from my Tae Kwon Do School in Boston and I decided to make a three day trip to New York City and some parts of New Jersey. The leader of of group was the delightful Korean head of of our school. The trip, as a result was… Read more

  • The Gillette Experience and the Big game

    The Gillette Experience and the Big game

    The game on Monday night was special to me for two reasons. The University of Denver was my old Alma mater, and New England is the home of MIT, my last Alma Mater. Watching home teams of my two Alma maters at the Gillette stadium was a surreal experience. We braved our way, sitting in… Read more

  • Cathedral of the Pines, Ringe NH

    Cathedral of the Pines, Ringe NH

    Driving to New Hampshire on from Boston via Route 2 and Route 119 is a beautiful experience. The landscape shifts almost immediately from city buildings to greenery and farmhouses, some with green pastures. Nothing, however can prepare one for the serene experience of arriving at the Cathedral of the Pines, a beautiful retreat in Ringe,… Read more

  • Seattle, WA

    Seattle, WA

    This week, I was on a business trip to Seattle. As this was for work, I did not have time to. visit Seatte’s tourist spots but caught a glimpse of the Mt Rainer, the Space Needle and enjoyed some fine Cuisine. Olympic Mountains Seattle stands between two mountain ranges, the Olympic and the Cascades. From… Read more

  • Downtown Disney and McDonalds

    Downtown Disney and McDonalds

    With one afternoon to spare, after our once-in-a-lifetime NASA trip, a cohort and I chose to check out the Orlando area. Largest McDonalds We went to the largest McDonalds. Everything was larger. The serving area, the sitting area and the children’s play area. There were a few items on the Menu that were new. We… Read more

  • MIT Nasa Field Trip Circa Jan 2007

    MIT Nasa Field Trip Circa Jan 2007

    Introduction The Spring of 2007, I was lucky enough to be part of a field trip to NASA while completing a masters program at MIT. This article chronicles my three day trip. Day 1 Thanks the Shawn Qwinn, my cohort and NASA engineer, we had a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience to get a NASA… Read more