This weekend I decided to head up to Yosemite. Brad came up to visit so we headed out together! 4 hours later we were at the Yosemite Bug hostel staying in a unheated tent cabin by the river. This place was set up really nice, they had a little shop where you go to check in with the essentials; tooth brushes, windchimes and rock climbing books. :) They also offered various massage and spa treatments that we didn't have time for, but maybe next time. Early the next morning we woke up and headed into Yosemite park. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. As we approached Bridalveil Falls my jaw dropped. I've never seen a waterfalls so big before and this was just the beginning. We got out and walked up to ... read more

Today I took a Ferry from Larksburg to the San Francisco Building. If you are ever in San Francisco I recommend the ferry over driving into town. It was a nice relaxing 45 minute journey with a great view. I decided to head to China town with my backpack full of audio recording gear, a travel book and a camera. During my walk I recorded a man playing clarinet, another guy beating on metal pots and pans for peace and the traffic on the streets. I few moments/blocks later I stumbled upon the China Town gate. After taking a few pictures I decided to go in. The ambience of these streets were filled with laughter and men on the corner playing chinese instruments that resonated many blocks away, it was beautiful. My first real destination was ... read more

Taipei Adventure! It's taken some time to put up my stories of Taiwan but I figured better late than never. Last year I had the pleasure of visiting Taiwan to assist on audio for a game that I was working on at the time. I was there for 1 week and tried to get the most out of it work and fun wise as possible. Once I arrived and was situated I began to explore. I hoped on a subway and went to peace park and the Taipei 101 building. During the nights I wandered through the markets. The Shilin Market stuck out the most in my head in terms of weird food and cool items. It was around christmas time so I ended up doing all of my shopping in Taiwan. After much searching, I ... read more

And we're off, on a van to a pier to a boat for a 45 minute boat ride to Railay. Sea Sick meds? check! We ended up sitting at the front of the boat staring at the amazing view all around. We stopped a few places on the way and arrived at Au Nang. From there we took a local's long tail boat to Railay West beach. We got there and it was paradise. Huge rocks protruding from the water, hardly any tourists, no cars or mopeds, no one selling you anything..ah paradise. We basically got off the boat and wandered down a path till it looked like it ended at a rasta run bungalow that no one was working at. We finally flagged someone down and stayed in a jungle bungalow for the night for ... read more

Thailand!!! So, After getting a new job I decided to celebrate by meeting Brad in Thailand for a few weeks before I started. I was very lucky to have actually gotten on my flight, because I was departing for Wed. at 1am which meant I needed to be at the airport Tuesday night Midnight. Thankfully everyone clued me in on this vital piece of information the day of, so after my goodbyes at EA and Dinner celebration with the Audio crew I was off! First leg of the trip was 15 hours, to Taipei, then to Bangkok. Once I arrived in Bangkok my next mission was to find Brad. After waiting for a few minutes in baggage, I quickly realized he couldn't meet me there so I walked around the airport a few times till ... read more