An e-mail I wrote to my closest family and friends on August 31 last year, right before boarding my flight from HKG to JFK: Dearest friend, Tomorrow I will be flying to the other side of the world for school, this time alone–no boyfriend, no close family and only about three friends in the city. [...]

Over five years ago, I made a friend named Atticus. It didn’t take long for us to be acquainted and develop a mutual dependence. We traveled together to different countries, and each school year we moved into a new home. He was there for every all-nighter, every break-up, my homesickness and mistakes. Every boyfriend I had, [...]

When I started this blog a few days into 2010, I wanted to keep track of thoughts and progress. And I’m glad I did… because it turns out, 2010 was one of the most turbulent years yet! I started off the new year in Toronto, not quite sure what to do. I sent in my [...]

Today marks my fifth day in New York, a city I’ve so quickly grown to love. It’s kind of strange that although I’ve never lived in New York, as soon as I got into the city, I felt really relieved and at home. Surrounded by water and packed with skyscrapers, I feel a familiarity in [...]

It’s a little hard to believe that after wanting to go to grad school for three years now, it will finally all be a reality in a week’s time. It used to be just something I’d tell people I wanted to do, something I saw myself eventually doing but next week I will actually be [...]

Half of 2010 has gone by, but seeing as my year has turned out to be extremely exciting, and one of the most turbulent years of my life, I decided to do some logging. Since the month of May, I’ve been tracking some of my consumption habits on Daytum. I’m looking to record more things [...]

I can’t say I’ve always known what I wanted to do, or that I am pursuing my childhood dreams. Growing up, I always thought I wanted to be a lawyer, a historian, a journalist… I tried to be a studious child. When it came to choosing a major for university, it seemed obvious to apply [...]

When a dear friend of mine sent this to me over six months ago, I did not relate to her words or feelings immediately. It sat in my archives, until recently, I realized how beautifully written and articulate it was. And perhaps this will be irrelevant to you at first, until one day you are [...]