Well… the day has arrived! I can’t believe tomorrow begins the start of an unforgettable journey! I can feel a bit of butterflies in my stomach as I’m here writing and thinking about this crazy adventure ahead. It’s not like I decided to travel or study abroad in South America, or even Europe first, nope-…
Pre-Departure: New Zealand
I have yet to accept that tomorrow I will be on a plane to New Zealand. It doesn’t feel real to me – I don’t think it will feel real until I’m actually walking the streets of Queenstown. I guess I’m a little nervous about living in a foreign country surrounded by strangers, but I…
Day 2: Cairns Esplanade
It’s 2nd February and I’m halfway done with my second day Down Under. The past couple days have been moderately tiring, given the immense amount of travel and my 13 hour layover in LAX. But despite my fatigue I have managed to engage in some pretty decent adventures so far. After running ( 3 Km!),…
Layovers in LAX: confusion, protests, more confusion
It has been such a wild ride today. After waking up at 2 am and contemplating the universe, my parents and I hopped into mama’s car and made our way down to the airport. Everything was still pitch black outside and the air was quiet and tired. As we drove we passed by landmarks that…
First Two Weeks
It’s hard to believe that it’s been two weeks already, as they have completely flown by. Within the first two weeks of being in Ireland, I have noticed the incredible hospitality of the Irish people, everyone who I’ve encountered thus far have been very helpful and courteous. During the first week here I went into…
Here we go…
It’s 2:23 am on Saturday, February 4th 2017. In a little while the rest of my family will roll out of bed, groggily get dressed, and shuffle off to the airport to drop me off for my 7:30 am flight to LAX that will then connect to Australia. Perhaps it is odd, but the idea…
The Emerald Isle
These first two weeks have flown by! The first few days definitely took some getting used to, but everyone in Ireland has been really nice and friendly. During the first week, I took the bus to Dublin. It was much different from what I thought it was going to be. Yes it’s a bustling city, but…
Year of the Rooster
This past week was the Chinese New Year! And, given its huge significance in Hong Kong, I had an entire week off from classes. Yay! Last Friday I went with a few friends to Lamma Island, the third largest island in Hong Kong. Even though it is the third largest, it is still small enough…