Looking back
Posted September 19, 2016
Just like that I am back to my regular dull student life composed of my daily routine of classes and work. However, a few...Category: Reflection
My heart is still in China.
Posted September 16, 2016
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,...
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Posted September 16, 2016
I had high expectations for China. The Political and Economic Development Program looked like it was made for me: it was hosted by my...
“Je Suis Plein”
Posted September 15, 2016
« 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...
Opportunity Awaits
Posted August 29, 2016
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...
International FOMO
Posted August 29, 2016
In these days before I depart for Hong Kong, abandoning the familiar saddens me a bit. Travelling inherently holds this trap: leaving a home,...
City of Light, City of Love?
Posted August 24, 2016
Hi, my name is Tiffany, and I’m an obsessive planner (after all, my major is Learning and Organizational Change). What’s kept sleep at bay, my clicking...
How Long Can I Reasonably Put Off Packing? An Introduction
Posted August 22, 2016
As I sit here, in my cozy abode in the Western Suburbs of Chicago, I wonder– how many more episodes of Breaking Bad can...
Did I Forget Anything?
Posted August 15, 2016
Here I am eight weeks later, packing my bags, but it still hasn’t hit me that I am leaving in a couple more hours...
15 hour flight calls for some quality reflection time….
Posted August 14, 2016
Wow, I can honestly say that 2 months ago I did not think I would be sad to leave China and head back. However,...