Travel Diary: Gendarmenmarkt And Checkpoint Charlie

There’s no square in Berlin that’s grander than the Gendarmenmarkt. With the architectural trio that is the Konzerthaus (Concert House), Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) and Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral) all surrounding this square, plus the statue of Germany’s renowned poet, Friedrich Schiller at the square’s center, it’s a tough ensemble to beat. You can understand […]

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Face-Off

University of Santo Tomas, the Philippine’s oldest university, is beautiful. I may be a proud Atenean but there’s no denying this fact. It’s got a different charm, the kind of charm only a historical institution like UST can ever possess. It’s actually already my third time to visit this campus. Although the first one doesn’t […]

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Country Girl

You can easily tell from my hair color that these shots were taken a while back. I was off to give a talk for Chalk Magazine’s Campus Tour at Far Eastern University that day. It was especially hot then so pants and anything else made with more than 1 and a half yards of fabric […]

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