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My India Trip: Passage to India (part 1)
In February and March, I spent 25 days traveling in northern India, visiting several cities, starting in New Delhi. I was in India for...

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Apr 5
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2024, Year in Review
Aurora Borealis in Fairbanks, Alaska There are so many wars in this world and it is disheartening that we as human beings are still not...

kwankew
Dec 24, 2024
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Greenland, Svalbard and Polar Bears
The autumnal equinox marks the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. During the pandemic, our lives were filled with uncertainties...

kwankew
Oct 8, 2024
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Hanami
In March, I was in Japan doing a 13-day tour starting in Tokyo down to Matsuyama and back up to Tokyo passing Kyoto twice, Hanami was not...

kwankew
Apr 19, 2024
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A Trip to Jordan, Syrian Refugees
I just returned from Jordan volunteering with the Syrian refugees under @IMANA. The days were long but rewarding. All in all, we saw...

kwankew
Mar 9, 2024
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2023, Year in Review
2023 is fast coming to an end. It is always sad and nostalgic to say goodbye to an old year, feeling that time has slipped by....

kwankew
Dec 17, 2023
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Farewell to the Belmont Public Library
On the last day of the Belmont Public Library, I felt nostalgic about our little old library. It has served us well, at least for my...

kwankew
Dec 1, 2023
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Aleutians Adventures
Map showing the route taken by the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry In July, I flew to Dutch Harbor or Unalaska of the Aleutian Islands where...

kwankew
Aug 4, 2023
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My Adventures in April, May, and June
At the Everest Base Camp On April 27, 2023, I trekked to Everest Base Camp, after 8 days of trekking, from Lukla where all trekkers to...

kwankew
Jun 8, 2023
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2022 in Review, Blessings in Abundance
The COVID pandemic still lingers and refuses to leave us in peace. Travel restrictions are waxing and waning, but life goes on. This...

kwankew
Dec 22, 2022
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The Mount Marathon Race
Have you ever heard of the Mount Marathon Race in Seward, Alaska? I had not until early this year when I was planning my trip to Seward....

kwankew
Aug 1, 2022
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The 40th Midnight Sun Run 10K, Fairbanks, Alaska
Last summer I was in Fairbanks awaiting the birth of my first grand twins, Lucas and Sam. The Midsummer Sun Run was a virtual one because...

kwankew
Jun 24, 2022
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Farewell to Ah Yee
My sister Eng texted me, “Mom is very sick.” The previous evening, I had just said goodbye to her, my brother, Boon, and his wife, Janet,...

kwankew
Jun 10, 2022
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2021 in Review, COVID Pandemic Continues
The COVID Pandemic continues to rule. Omicron dethrones delta and is now the reigning monarch. While our country continues to grapple...

kwankew
Dec 27, 2021
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Shiprock: A Beacon of Hope for the Navajo Nation during the COVID Pandemic
“How’re you doing, Mrs. Begay?” While volunteering during the second wave of the COVID pandemic at the Navajo Nation, I made my first...

kwankew
Mar 5, 2021
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2020 in Review, the year of the COVID Pandemic
2020, what I did during the year of the pandemic.

kwankew
Dec 26, 2020
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The Winter Solstice and The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Today we celebrate the Winter Solstice and the rare great conjunction of the two largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn of the solar system;...

kwankew
Dec 21, 2020
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My Brother Wee: Living a life for Others
Today we mourn the passing of our brother Wee and celebrate a life well-lived. Shortly after mid-night last night, I went to Rock Meadow...

kwankew
Dec 14, 2020
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Lest We Forget: A Doctor's Experience with Life and Death During the Ebola Outbreak
Two years ago I posted in my blog this question: Should you still care about Ebola now that the outbreak is over? I received the author...

kwankew
Sep 28, 2018
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Hunger and Children
An unexpected day-off. I would rather run a clinic for Rohingya but it was not to be. Had I known that we had no clinic far ahead of...

kwankew
Aug 15, 2018
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