Justice Under a Tree
Posted June 28, 2016
Upon arriving to Johannesburg, I could feel an immediate difference in the atmosphere of the city. While Cape Town felt more California-esque, Johannesburg felt...Category: History
Tragedy Is a Global Phenomenon
Posted June 20, 2016
2:00am Sunday, 6/12/16 It has been a long day of errands and preparation for my impending trip to Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. I jumped into bed...
Final In-country Blog Post
Posted December 21, 2015
What better way to end my in-country blogging career than to ramble and free-associate random things about Hong Kong and my exchange? Sure, there...
Hong Kong Culture Part 2: Festivals
Posted December 21, 2015
Disclaimer: This will be one of my snarkier blog posts since I just finished a final. I don’t mean any offense, everything is a...
Hong Kong Food and Culture (part 1)
Posted December 15, 2015
In this post I’m going to try to sum up what I’ve learned and seen of Hong Kong’s culture duringg my time at HKUST....
Immersion in Rich Vietnamese Culture
Posted December 7, 2015
Dear readers, You will not believe where I am right now. I am currently on an overnight train in Vietnam. With two friends, we...
Ten Crazy Days
Posted November 9, 2015
It’s the day after returning from our ten day adventure over fall break, and I’m both relieved and sad to be back home in...
My trip to Guangzhou
Posted November 2, 2015
As promised, this post will talk about my trip to some villages around Guangzhou as part of “Exploring Chinese Culture Through Fieldwork.” The trip...
Exploring Hong Kong and Southern China, in and outside of the classroom
Posted October 30, 2015
My favorite class here has been “Exploring Chinese Culture through Fieldwork.” It is a cultural anthropology class focused on Southern China and Hong Kong....
Halfway There
Posted October 27, 2015
I’m writing this at Sciences Po’s library*, just a few hours before I take off for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, all places that...