Author: RRIEGO

For my final blog post, I will reflect on the one major experience I had in both Singapore and Malaysia that I found difficult to adapt to. In both countries, what I found the most difficult to adapt to is time. This is not referring to the trouble I had with adjusting to the different…

In my honest opinion, Malaysia from its bustling and beautiful capital center to its seedy black market, is a rather intriguing and different country compared to Singapore. In a few words, I would describe Malaysia as a colorful, lively place, with a culture that is almost completely the opposite of Singapore and the U.S.’s. If…

During these past few days in Singapore, I’ve managed to learn a lot more about Singapore’s unknown history. Granted that I did do a pre-departure essay about a part of Singapore’s history (in terms of its economic development), seeing this topic take shape into actual buildings and historical monuments is something I quickly became enamored…

Before I begin the actual content of this blog post, it is essential that I first reflect on my own culture and identity in order to become a good global citizen and visitor of Singapore and Malaysia. Though I was born and raised in the U.S., I never actually thought about what was a normal…