This summer, I traveled to ten cities and took nine flights. Each city uniquely captured the
differences among the East, the West, Texas, and various cultures from around the world.
🏢 First stop: Plano, TX
I spent 10 weeks interning at Capital One as a Software Engineer Intern.
Capital One Final WeekA video of me doing a high jump
🏙️ Second stop: Dallas, TX
A weekend trip that coincided with the Dallas No Kings Protest.
City of DallasDallas No Kings ProtestCrime scene of the JFK assassination
🎢 Third stop: Richmond, Virginia
I spent my first week here doing intern onboarding. This is also where Capital One was founded
in 1988.
Intern event at Kings DominionSnoopy ComicBeautiful Maymont Park in Richmond
🎸 Fourth stop: Austin, TX
A quick weekend trip where I visited the Texas House of Representatives and UT Austin, and
enjoyed authentic Texas BBQ.
University of Texas, AustinOutside view of Texas CapitolInside view of Texas CapitolThe most authentic Texas BBQ at Terry Black in Austin
🏦 Fifth stop: McLean, VA
Visited the Capital One headquarters and toured the building. I even got a picture with the CEO
of Capital One.
Trying to take a picture with the CEO.Finally got a picture with Richard Fairbank!Capital One Headquarter
🏛️ Sixth stop: Washington, D.C.
Checked out the Smithsonian museums, the White House, monuments, the Lincoln Memorial, as well
as the Smithsonian National Zoo and Gordon Ramsay's pizza shop!
White HouseWashington MonumentLincoln MemorialMe at the spot where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I Have a Dream speechGordon Ramsay's Street PizzaPanda at Smithsonian National ZooRed panda at the Smithsonian National ZooMoai at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
🇨🇦 Seventh stop: Vancouver, Canada
Visited the beautiful city of Vancouver, Canada. Checked out UBC, downtown, Gastown, Stanley
Park, the mountains, and Queen Elizabeth Park.
Richmond Night Market!!Cute water bottles from the University of British ColumbiaGranville IslandNight view in West VancouverGastown Steam ClockVancouver ChinatownQueen Elizabeth ParkStanley ParkThe dog already misses me, as you can tell from its eyes.
🌉 Eighth stop: San Francisco, CA
My first time visiting San Francisco! Yay! The city is so lively and vibrant!
Transamerica PyramidGolden Gate BridgeSo many butterflies at California Academy of SciencesMy first time sitting in a Waymo! This is amazing!Ocean Beach is by far my favorite beach in America.Scene at Coit TowerMorse code at the ExploratoriumFerry BuildingJapanese Tea GardenPalace of Fine ArtsMe at Golden Gate Bridge
🤖 Ninth stop: San Jose, CA
Visited Stanford and Vietnam Town at San Jose
So many AI ads on the highway!Stanford campus is beautiful!Yahoo Server at Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering CenterMy first time visiting a neighborhood with so much Vietnamese culture.The menu is very presentable and has so many pictures.Municipal Rose Garden in San Jose
🗼 Tenth stop: York, Maine
Visited one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world
