I wanted fire back in my life.

So, in my mind it was simple. Get back to the time zones in which a love for traveling had planted roots in my soul.

Imagine telling your younger self that someday you’d get the chance to partake in a two-week-long sleepover with your sister… in Europe.

Poland’s architecture and food kept my heart happy and full for the two weeks I ended up staying. I visited 6 of the main cities in this country, and each one had a bit of something special to offer. 

The story of how I spent the holidays in Ireland and reconnected with my ancestry.

Valentine’s day is around the corner, so let’s talk about the world’s most famous city of love – Paris, France.

I, for one, love this city with every inch of my soul.

Since November I’ve traveled across Europe without too many hiccups. I’ve compiled a list here of the most common COVID regulations that I’ve encountered along with advice and tools when navigating travel abroad during this winter.

In Icelandic, ‘happ’ means a stroke of luck. When considering its treacherous weather and geographic location that begs natural disaster, it’s a wonder how Icelanders score number two on the World Happiness Report. ‘Happ’ being literally incorporated into the word ‘happiness’ offers a simple explanation - their pure optimism.

When I was younger, I remember feeling sorry for people who I’d see alone. I used to think, ‘it must be so embarrassing to be sitting in a restaurant by yourself. Don’t they have any friends?’ That didn’t change until I was forced into independence abroad. And I loved it.

Travel memories live imprinted in my mind forever. Moments that are mixed with the meaningful and mundane, yet all of them equally touching. I get shot back easily to moments abroad in vivid visions so clear that reality sometimes slips through my fingers.

I recently finished reading the book ‘Made in China’ by Amelia Pang. My heart is in a knotted bundle of yarn as I grapple with the love I have for the people and place which held me for two years, while behind closed doors simultaneously harms the innocent and undeserving.

Accepting a job abroad means starting a brand new life on another side of the globe. Considering the vastness of China, there are some specific characteristics you might want to keep in mind before deciding on where to will call your new home

An AAPI month reflection on reverse migration from the US to Asia, and the white privilege that follows overseas.

The first week I lived in China, while being both highly stimulating and exciting, was also the hardest. I thought that having studied abroad three years prior made me automatically ready for the move. I was wrong.

Empathy is the cure to a broken world. A cure that can be achieved in a multitude of diverse and beautiful ways.

But it can begin quite simply….

Only if we’re open to it.

I now sit back in my home country with a shift in perspective and a strong pounding in my head crying, “Why?!”

Why is it so hard for humans to see other humans for what they are.

I grew up in a family that didn’t travel often, so instead I found myself constantly dreaming of experiencing the richness in places I saw on TV.