Proust Questionnaire 35: Calvin Sun, Emergency Physician, World Traveler: Monsoon Diaries

Summary

The Proust Questionnaire hosts individuals who make a difference in various ways. Meet Calvin D. Sun, M.D., an emergency room physician who's worked at several of New York City's major hospitals all throughout Covid. He was a frequent frontline contributor to CNN and other major news programs for Covid-related news. His daily account of helping people during this harrowing time is forthcoming as Covid Diaries by a major publisher. Calvin is also known as a travel convener who's visited 190 countries on a student budget and brings together people for sustainable and ethical travel at monsoondiaries.com. As the Founder & CEO of The Monsoon Diaries: a travel community that has taken hundreds of participants to 190+ countries in the past 10 years including North Korea, Nauru, Greenland, and Antarctica. Join one of Calvin's upcoming trips or vicariously follow him and fellow monsooners to amazing locations around the globe at monsoondiaries or monsoondiaries.

Ulrich Baer is University Professor at New York University where he teaches literature and photography, and writes frequently about photography, art, literature, and other subjects. He is also the host of the podcast “Think About It” and editorial director at Warbler Press. Caroline Weber is a specialist of French literature, history, and culture. She is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Barnard College and Columbia University in New York City.

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Uli Baer and Caroline Weber

Ulrich Baer is University Professor at New York University where he teaches literature and photography, and writes frequently about photography, art, literature, and other subjects. He is also the host of the podcast “Think About It” and editorial director at Warbler Press. Twitter: @UliBaer; Intragram. Caroline Weber is a specialist of French literature, history, and culture. She is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Barnard College and Columbia University in New York City. Twitter: @CorklinedRoom. Instagram.

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