Heimat is Where the Heart is
Posted October 1, 2018
It has been exactly one month since I left Berlin and it is only two days before I return to Evanston and to campus...Category: Social Life
Going Up One More Floor
Posted September 14, 2018
Guess where. Above 90 degree temperatures with sweltering humidity. Overwhelming swarms of people. Buzzing mosquitoes. Delicious food. Pandas. Yup, that’s my tropical island mansion....
berlin poor but sexy, i’m just poor
Posted September 14, 2018
July 2nd // It was 4am, we were on our way to another club. I was tired but excited. I never went clubbing at...
Its Almost Over…
Posted September 14, 2018
The last couple of weeks in the program, it was a big rush and passed by extremely quickly. Everyone was rushing to do all...
I feel like a Dothraki
Posted August 27, 2018
After the mid-program break, my classes of Chinese got more intense. I was finally able to put together sentences in Chinese and have a...
Berlin the "poor, but sexy"
Posted August 24, 2018
“Darf ich hier sitzen?” (May I sit here?), I ask a young couple chilling on a wooden bench. They pay no attention to me....
Who is a Berliner?
Posted August 24, 2018
There seems to be some magic in Berlin. Practically everyone who comes to this city feels like they belong, but how could that be...
Back Home
Posted August 10, 2018
Now that I have had a bit of time to reflect on my entire study abroad experience in Barcelona, I can only feel grateful...
The Bus Doesn't Wait
Posted July 30, 2018
The saying “the bus doesn’t wait” has become all too popular among Northwestern students studying abroad in China. Perhaps it is because the phrase...
Something to Think About
Posted July 24, 2018
I have now been in Mexico City for about a month and it has been an interesting experience so far. For starters, attending university...