By Jennifer Zhang
The sky was naked when we headed towards the outskirts of Phnom Penh. The sun had already tumbled behind the mountains as we clambered into the rusty silver van. Following the revving of the engine, traces of stale cigarettes and gasoline trickled into the air, half wet…
By Kelly Ryoo
The slightly sweet yet sour smell of fresh baked bread, the grassy scent of freshly squeezed olive oil, and the calming fragrance of dried flowers fill the air. I can hear the merchants offering free samples, the delightful squealing of children chasing each other, and the squawking…
By Parker Piccolo Hill
Barcelona is a city that operates on its own clock.
Removed from the constraints of am and pm, there is a lovely haze to the days, a slow progression to the hours. …
By Ananya Krishnan
No one can prepare you for Brazil. Despite that, my family did everything we could so we would not feel like fish out of water when we arrived in June 2014. My parents took Portuguese lessons, read countless books, and even hired a guide for the entirety…
By Jean Hyun Kim
October 10 to October 12 in 2019 were the few days that blessed me with a collage of wallpapers: a picture of the blue, empty sky obstructed by a cement structure backdropping my laptop and my profile picture of a video clip of me and my…
By Vicky Jia
We found out that we were born in the same hospital after my roommate and I became roommates.
I was scrolling down her Instagram when I found out that one of her posts had the location of Zhuozhou, a small city in northern China where I was…
By Craig Jacobson-Immelt
Maui is one of the most beautiful and unique places I have ever traveled to. I am not accustomed to humidity. It hit me the moment I stepped off the airplane. The sensation of stepping into the heat simply felt as though a hefty weight was placed…
By Jessie Greenstein
Where cleanliness shines through and skyscrapers soar, Singapore is where we are heading. In December 2019, my family decided to tick off another continent and so we chose Asia. …
By Angelica Gomez
Despite living on an island for my entire life, I never was really fond of the beach. The relentless pandemonium of people overpowering the whistling salty breeze prevented me from appreciating a feature of nature that was so accessible to me. However, that eventually changed. Years ago…
By Jennifer Zhang
Before the pandemic, my mother and I used to visit my grandparents every Chinese New Year. …
