This week, I went to Tokyo to visit my Aunt. I left early and went shopping near the train station. Before I came to Japan, I already knew that the Japanese society was heavily cash-based so I brought lots of cash with me to Japan. I went to about 5 stores and only 3 of…
Month: March 2020
Making London Home
As my program has made it past the halfway mark, I have recently reflected on the concept of “home” after returning from my spring break trip to Amsterdam and to Scotland. With spring break nearing, I remember being very excited to hope on the airplane and go, ready for another, farther adventure for the next…
Interning Abroad
Internships. It’s hard to tell what they’ll be like because they are all so different. One key reason for this is what the definition or perception of an intern is. Many people and companies think of it as free labor for someone who wants to gain industry knowledge, and therefore create the work for the…
Traveling Amidst a Pandemic
Living abroad with the fear of a deadly virus. When the news first broke about the coronavirus in Wuhan and surrounding areas in China, my immediate thought went back to the swine flu in 2009. My fears grew knowing that I was in such a big global city and knowing that I have to use…
Ciao
Approximately one month and a week into my study abroad experience in Rome my program got cancelled. I am heartbroken having to leave all my new friends and new home. However, I am happy for the amazing trips to Milan, Pisa, Nice, Barcelona, and Interlaken we got to share together. And the endless consumption of…