Andrew came to visit! After not seeing my boyfriend for a little over 4 months, I met him in Shanghai. It was like a movie scene: me, waiting at the airport, spotting him in the crowd and running over to give him a hug. Unlike the movies, I was sweating like a pig, panicky and…
Minnie Water: Emergency Only Calls & Ablutions of the Body, Mind, and Spirit
“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It’s always our self we find in the sea.” -E.E. Cummings Since the last time I updated everyone about good ole Australia, I have managed to start, but never finish, multiple different posts for this blog. Some of them were about the joys of being…
Opportunity, Community, Ability: Australian Edition
“You know those ducks in that lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over? Do you happen to know, by any chance?” I realized it was only one chance in a million.” -Holden Caulfield, The…
It’s Autumn in NZ, but I’m on “Spring Break”:)
I’ve hit the halfway point of this amazing adventure, and Spring Break couldn’t have been better!! A 10 day road trip was the perfect way to spend it. 5 girls and WAY too much stuff made for quite the squeeze in a little car..but a trip around the South Island was well worth it! From Dunedin,…
Week Three of Independent Research Project
Happy Earth Day! Yesterday I arrived back in Ubud, after being at a Buddhist Monastery for five days. My time at the monastery was an invaluable experience for both my research project and my personal life. During my time spent here, I met the Buddhist monk who has been living at the monastery for decades…
Worlds Away…
Wow. Two weeks feels like two years. I’ve gone so much, and spent time in three different countries, speaking three different languages. And, I know I keep saying this but it’s still so mind-blowing to me, I’ve seen sights I’ve only heard of or read about in books. I even saw the Pope! Italy was…
London, Deutschland, and the Countryside
Lectures at Queen Mary are officially at an end. April brings Easter break, and exams begin in May. But with only one exam and a fairly short essay to write, the next month brings plenty of opportunity for adventure and exploration. And of this I intend to take full advantage. I got back recently from…
Loch Ness
I am currently on Easter Break! For the first half of the break some friends and I travelled to Scotland. The best part of the holiday was the day we took a bus ride through the Highlands to Loch Ness. Scotland is such a beautiful country full of glens (valleys), lochs (lakes), and bens (mountains)….
Parents Weekend
This past weekend my dad and stepmom came to visit me in Hong Kong! It was so nice to get to see family, especially after being away for almost a year. One of the best things about having visitors is the free food 😉 Friday night I met them at a really special restaurant in…
14 Weeks In
I’m currently on Easter holiday, and I’ve finally gotten out of London and explored England. Last week, I went to Brighton, Haywards Heath, Salisbury (where Stonehenge is), and Dorset. I saw a lot of the South, and the weather was absolutely perfect for it. It was sunny and warm all week (around 18-19 celsius), so…