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Daily blog post 301 I am taking a course this semester called “Human Person” I am the only non-humanities major in the class, and thus the only business student. In fact, because this course is outside of my major, I had to override the application to get in. But when I read the course description,… Continue reading

Daily post 301 I read a post from a family member today that urged me to slow down and enjoy the journey. So this post is inspired by her words. 2017 was one of the weirdest years for me. The first half was terrible and one of the worst times for me and the second… Continue reading

300 For many of my Villanova friends, I haven’t seen in 9 months because I studied abroad in the spring. Yet it felt great to know that many of my peers I met during freshman year still remembered me and we embraced in a hug or quick handshake. It feels a bit surreal that I… Continue reading

Daily post 299 Why did my mother decide to immigrate from China to Vancouver? It’s a question I’ve been pondering for nearly 19 years until tonight during my farewell dinner I decided to ask the person who had the answer. My mother has always been one of the toughest people I know, and finally knowing… Continue reading

298 In the first year of growing a bamboo tree, there will be no signs of growth, despite nurturing for it and watering it consistently. You do this for 2 years, 3, 4, but no signs of life. The Chinese bamboo tree will not begin growing until the fifth year. But in that fifth year,… Continue reading

297 It feels really weird to me that school starts in less than a week. I don’t necessarily feel ready for “real life” to start again because summer always ends up being a fantasy blur to me. But I’ve felt this same feeling for the past 13 years. I don’t think I’ve ever been “ready”… Continue reading

296 Time is short I am at LAX waiting to board my flight back to Vancouver Less than 72 hours later, I’ll be preparing to board my flight back to Philadelphia to start University. My classes start in less than a week. And so I’m the short two days I’ll have back home, I’ve tried… Continue reading

295 When did UBER drivers become so interesting? Before, when using UBER, I always kept to myself and sat in the back in silence during my rides. But just these short 5 days in LA has taught me something very basic but true: UBER drivers are also people, and they all have their own story.… Continue reading

294 It’s been over 25 years since Hollywood has seen a full-Asian cast like Crazy Rich Asians And since it’s release, CRA has seen many positive reviews about it’s lightheartedness yet perfect representation of the rom-com genre. Today I finally watched it and am more than pleased. Having lived in Singapore for 4-months and being… Continue reading

292 As much as I love e-commerce and Amazon, I’ve always loved the idea of shopping in person Whether it be spontaneously finding books to buy Or browsing through shoes you’ve never seen before It’s just as easy to buy a book and ship it to your home with Amazon, but the more we do… Continue reading