By Megan Sulistyo For the entire month of April, my boyfriend Rob and I stayed with his family in Park City, UT. We were more than thrilled to make the transition from our 650-square foot apartment in Portland, OR to Park City, which is known for its mountains, 7,000 feet altitude, ski resorts, and outdoor…

By Tami Sulistyo May 5th, 2020 I ordered margarita mix and tequila delivered to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with build your own tacos at home tonight. When I answered the door, the delivery man asked to see my driver’s license. In these COVID-19 days, I anticipated we would keep to social distance. In my mind…

Written by: Api Sulistyo What is the real meaning of Q-time? And what does it exactly mean for us? I have heard about this expression for the last few years. As far as I know, Q-time means the quality time that we spend with other people by doing something together such as playing sports, walking,…

Written by: Api Sulistyo There is nothing special here. I have done it a few times in the past. Last Thursday after work I went to a nearby lake to run. Yet, this story is not about my running. I want to share my observation on the management of Lake Nokomis located outside of Minneapolis,…

Written by: Api Sulistyo This story occurred in the second weekend of August 2017. My wife, Tami, and I took a trip to a small town, Lower Brule in the state of South Dakota. It is about 510 kilometers (320 miles) from our house in Minneapolis, Minnesota and it took us more than six hours…

Through this series of “Experiencing America” I want to share stories about daily life in the United States of America. These are not stories about famous people from Hollywood or high caliber musicians. Neither are these about important government or business people or leaders. These are stories about ordinary people who try and struggle daily…

By Yohanes Berchmans Rosaryanto, OSC “Memories are Inspirations-2” (MAI-2) consists of two parts. What I am going to write now is the second part: stories from my time in universities. In the first part, I wrote about my experiences from the time when I was in Kindergarten until my high school years. A friend once…

Written by Yohanes Berchmans Rosaryanto Translated into English by Thomas Kristiatmo My bicycle gave me a lot of life lessons. Not only did I learn about myself and how to persevere in all my endeavors, I also learned about humility and respect towards others despite differences (see First Memory: Bicycle). As a matter of fact,…

Written by: Yohanes Berchmans Rosaryanto, OSC Translated into English by Thomas Kristiatmo Reminiscing my childhood, for me, always evokes a lot of new passion in my life. Of course I can’t remember everything and I can’t even remember which is the earliest memory from my early life, but I can certainly recall quite a number…

Written by Api Sulistyo The teenage years hold tons of memories, both fond ones and those that should be forgotten. However, any memory about romance  is usually interesting to be shared. As a teenager, I wanted to feel close and to be accepted by girls that I was attracted to. Those that I had feelings…