Articles by

Kevin Nguyen

Editor’s Note: Server Issues and New Readers

by Kevin Nguyen on October 15, 2007

An explanation for the recent site downtime, and an introduction to The Bygone Bureau for readers unfamiliar with the site.

Czech Republic: Love and Architecture

by Kevin Nguyen on October 5, 2007

This is the fifth installment in a series of essays by globe-trotter Kevin Nguyen, who is currently studying at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Meandering the streets at night, he recognizes the grandeur in the city’s thousand-year-old architectural legacy.

Czech Republic: Communication Breakdown

by Kevin Nguyen on September 28, 2007

This is the fourth in a series of essays by globe-trotter Kevin Nguyen, who is currently studying at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. After encountering the difficult Czech language, Kevin searches for alternate forms of communication to compensate for his linguistic ineptitude.

Czech Republic: Káva and Pivo

by Kevin Nguyen on September 21, 2007

This is the third in a series of essays by globe-trotter Kevin Nguyen, who is currently studying at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. In search of coffee, Kevin instead encounters the country’s ubiquitous beer culture.

Czech Republic: Past in Present

by Kevin Nguyen on September 14, 2007

This is the second in a series of essays by globe-trotter Kevin Nguyen, who is currently studying at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Wrapped in historical culture, Kevin sees how the country’s commemoration of its past is making way for its future.

Czech Republic: Stranger in a Strange Land

by Kevin Nguyen on September 7, 2007

This is the first in a series of essays by globe-trotter Kevin Nguyen, who is currently studying at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Traveling through London and Munich before reaching Prague, Kevin finds that feeling like a foreigner in Europe is all part of the study abroad experience.

Summer Reading

by Kevin Nguyen on August 27, 2007

In an attempt to console his love/hate relationship with author Nick Hornby, pseudo-intellectual Kevin Nguyen scrutinizes his summer wrapped up in books.

Three Asks

by Kevin Nguyen on August 13, 2007

Getting donation requests from your college can be irritating. As a caller, Kevin Nguyen finds phone solicitations tricky and ethically ambiguous.

The Mormon and Me

by Kevin Nguyen on July 30, 2007

Given the faith’s association with polygamy and kidnapping, it’s easy to cast off Mormonism as a cult. Perspectives shift when Kevin Nguyen meets a Mormon on the train.

Smart Design

by Kevin Nguyen on July 25, 2007

Bad design is frustrating, and in this day and age, we are constantly surrounded by it. In spite of it all, Kevin Nguyen meets the team behind Boston’s new Accessible Sailing Program and finds that the right thought and dedication can still produce brilliant results.