Excursions in World Music , Fourth Edition, Chapter 6:  Indonesia.  In the fall of 2003, as an undergraduate music education major at Rutgers, I was first introduced to Indonesia through its music. Indonesia caught my attention again in 2005 as I marked up my world map hanging on my dorm wall based on the linguistic and … Continue reading What Happened in Bali

This post will be short and sweet. I went to Bangkok. I spent 12 hours there. I didn't sleep a wink. I left Bangkok. By the time I arrived at Bangkok  it was already dark. I took public transportation from the airport to the area of town my hostel was in. Unfortunately, I accidently left … Continue reading Krungthep

I did it!  I visited the promised land, the land flowing with milk and honey and it was...too short.  That may be the number one complaint I have with the whole trip, but I think that's what everyone says after vacation. I was in Hong Kong for the Asia Society Arts + Museum Summit, a … Continue reading Hong Kong

Korea turned out to be everything I hoped it would be.  It was a welcome respite from the daily grind.  Seoul was already one of my favorite cities so I was quite excited to get the chance to go.  On top of that, because it was for work my flight there and the hotel room … Continue reading Korea – Day 1