If you don't see the sun for a day, do you consider the entire time as night? … I thought, as my flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo lifted up above the cloud cover. It was 9 am on Sunday, and the first time I'd seen sunlight since Friday evening, New York time. We’d chased the sun’s wake the entire journey around the earth, but it remained steadily out of reach. As I lowered my window shade mid-way, I found myself relieved by its return. Of course, I knew the sun had been there t

Light. A piece inspired by Barcelona. During my recent visit to Barcelona, I was impressed by the magnitude of influence Antoni Gaudí had on the city. Gaudí was a Catalonian- born architect who lived, thrived, and died in the city of Barcelona. Love him or fear him, Gaudí's impact on Barcelona is undeniable. Parc Güell: a showcase of painstaking attention to detail, like none other. La Pedrera: a dwelling constructed by an architectural genius. Sagrada Família: a place of wor