Nature and the forest
Posted October 23, 2017
At the school I get to call my own for the next few months, there is a forest in its back yard. A real...Category: Exchanges
Arriving à Paris!!
Posted October 20, 2017
I never saw myself as someone who would get culture shock, even though I had only left the country once in my life –...
One Month In
Posted October 9, 2017
Bonsoir! It’s Sunday evening here in Paris, and I’m finally taking some time to sit down and stream-of-consciousness out some little sentences that will...
Food is more than just sustenance
Posted October 4, 2017
Some of you might know it as hot pot, but in Singapore it’s more than just that. “Steamboat” is what they call hot pot;...
Expect the Unexpected
Posted September 18, 2017
Everything works out. Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. The two statements above are less contradictory than you may think. I am...
Pre-departure post
Posted September 18, 2017
The place I call home has changed so frequently and dynamically throughout my life that even now, I have difficulty choosing an answer. I...
American v. Singaporean Politics: Democracy or Political Stability?
Posted August 28, 2017
When locals hear I’m from the US, they’ll ask me about how things are going under President Trump. Sometimes with a sympathetic face, other...
Pre-Departure: Les Plans
Posted August 24, 2017
I’m writing this post while on the Intercampus shuttle home after my last full day of work this summer. In my backpack are a...
The realities of registration
Posted July 27, 2017
Just seeing orange and blue – the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) school colors – brings me some anxiety. Don’t get me wrong, deep...
Prophecy Fulfilling
Posted January 18, 2017
As I look back on the essays I wrote before leaving, postulating what I would get out of an experience studying abroad in Hong...