New York City, home to 8 million inhabitants, and most of them immigrants or transplants from other places. With those odds, you probably know someone who lives in New York. It could be your college roommate, your dentist’s daughter, or your childhood neighbor. For me, I was that person living in...

Redang Island is one of nine islands in the Pulau Redang Archipelago, located on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. The waters surrounding the island is protected marine park land. Thus, it is no surprise that it is one of the best snorkeling and diving spots in Southeast Asia....

Sun, surf, and piña coladas, what could possibly go wrong? Like the all too familiar beginnings of a horror movie, beyond the turquoise waters, something evil is lurking, waiting to pounce on the blissfully ignorant sunbathers. Cue Jaws theme song. It’s the Zika virus!!! Though it sounds like a zombie movie (Invasion of the...