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Category: Culture

Remembering My Experience

As I begin my last blog entry, I cannot quite put into words how much my study abroad experience has both impacted and meant...
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La Vie Quotodienne à Paris

There is just something so romantic about daily life in Paris– the cafés, the shopping, the delicious French food. Things seem to move a...
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My heart is still in China.

It’s been exactly a month since my return home, and I still remember it like it was yesterday. Now that I’m back on campus,...
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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

I had high expectations for China. The Political and Economic Development Program looked like it was made for me: it was hosted by my...
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“Je Suis Plein”

« Rishika, passe-moi le beurre. » « Rishika, qu’est-ce que tu as fait aujourd’hui ? » Over the past two weeks, I have had a French dinner every...
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The Hunt for Books

After quite a long time of studying German, I still find it hard to speak naturally and accurately. And one of the reasons to...
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Singaporean Cuisine

I think if there is one thing everybody in the world can agree on, it would be that everyone loves food. This attitude is...
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This Is What "I" Came For (Berlin Remix)

Having pressed the backspace on this post too often already, I’m sorry to start my post this way, but all I can say is...
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Opportunity Awaits

Hello from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago! I arrived four hours before my flight, and it took me a prompt half hour to check...
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International FOMO

In these days before I depart for Hong Kong, abandoning the familiar saddens me a bit. Travelling inherently holds this trap: leaving a home,...
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