Hit the Road, Zach

I’m off on Leaf 2! Or, I should say, we’re off. My friend Jong-hun from Korea is accompanying me for the first couple weeks of my trip this time around. Awesome. Opportunity to see America, gas subsidization, positive emotions all around.
On our way to Des Moines, we saw signs for… a [...]

No, this is not a short story about Asia being destroyed on a Wednesday, or switching over to some crazy calendar that doesn’t have Wednesdays (although you are welcome to write one in the comments… I will give you a dollar if it’s good). Rather it describes an event, known as “Asian Wednesday.”

“Tell us [...]

Hundreds of people thought I was Serbian last Saturday.
“Why?” asks Attractive Girl while eating a delicious snack.
“Ooh, what is that snack?” I ask.
“It’s 호떡!” she says, smacking her oh-so-kissable lips.
“Oooh, I love 호떡!” I say. “Can I have one?”
She assumes a flirtatious motherly pose. “Only if you answer my question.”
Fair enough. The [...]

I am pleased to report a successful completion of the first Leaf of the Tour. I am writing now from my room in Tour HQ (Omaha), where I will be for the next week as I prepare for Leaf 2. This will be my final post dealing with Leaf 1. The Peeps [...]

So last time I lied. In the title. It’s not actually Indianapolis, it’s Noblesville, which is a bit north of the actual city of Indianapolis. But I’m pretty sure everyone there still calls it Indianapolis when talking to non-natives. Which most of you are, no doubt.
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Indianapolis is a city in Indiana whose name literally means Indiana city. Amazing. And perhaps Indiana was named after Indians, which were erroneously named after India. And India was named after some ink. It is also the home of a famous car race where drivers demonstrate their amazing ability to turn [...]