Yve | Project Equator

Jewelry Making

Yve • June 15

To say I was excited for Bali would be a complete understatement. From the way my parents nostalgically talked―highly praiseful and with child-like...

Breakfast Around The World

Yve • June 12

On one of our many walks through the hutongs of Beijing I struck up a conversation with Mom on all the different breakfasts we’ve had in all the...

Shaving My Legs

Yve • June 4

There’s no way of describing the much-too-near-ending of Project Equator, other than simply wanting to go but not wanting to leave. But even that...

Raw Food and Rap Music

Yve • May 29

[IMAGE: Raw Pad Thai we made!] Ever since Mood Food, we have all dove deeply into the healthy ways of eating. Organic, raw, vegan, vegetarian, fresh,...

The Hutongs of Beijing

Yve • May 18

We didn’t need to go far to see the city. In fact, we were right in the center of it all. We were wedged into one of the small alleyways that’s...

Serendipity in Guiping

Yve • May 13

She came at dinner. Though without Sam, our host and guide, we were left sitting, confused as ever, feeling sorry for this poor lady as she tried...

Reflections on Sintra, Portugal

Yve • May 5

Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro was a simple entomologist who had inherited a huge fortune. To extend his wealth he set out to become quite an...

Exhale & Release

Yve • May 3

9:30 am Mechanically, the yoga mats are dismembered from the shelves. One by one each unfold to reveal its green, lengthy body. Rain drops make their...

Chinese Proverb

Yve • April 19

On this trip there are no desks. No bells and set times. No Monday blues and late night, last minute to-dos. No teachers—or at least in the...

Rainy Yangshuo

Yve • April 3

Condensation hugged the windows, shielding us in from the world outside. You could taste the rawness in the air and feel the cold penetrating through...