Category Future

A (solo) picture tells a thousand words

January 24, 2016 · by · in Advice, Alone time, Being alone, Challenging yourself, Future, Imposter syndrome, Photos, Reflections, Self belief, Self confidence, Self improvement, Writing, Writing · 15 Comments

Dear Taipei, If you’ll be so kind, I’d like to share an anecdote from yours truly. Yesterday after parting from my friends, I was strolling around in a department store when I saw a huddle of people. Curious, I went over and saw they were waiting to have a go at an instant photobooth set […]

When even you don’t know what’s next

September 13, 2015 · by · in Advice, Future, Learning Chinese, Life, Study · 13 Comments

Dear Taipei, “When are you leaving?” and “When are you coming home?” are two questions I’ve been asked a lot especially lately- of which I’ve come to dread. It essentially boils down to friends, family and even relative strangers wanting to know what my plan is next. Which is is a fair enough question, but one I don’t yet […]

Week 2: Ni HOW DO I LEARN THIS LANGUAGE?!

March 14, 2015 · by · in Advice, CLD, Future, Inspiration, Learning Chinese, NTU, Reflections, Video · 2 Comments

Dear Taipei, Truth or dare? (Please pick dare, lest you RUIN my blog post). Oh, dare? Good choice. Watch the below video. All 5 minutes 42 seconds of it. MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL YOU WANT TO RIP YOUR BRAIN OUT. I promise you that is the PG version of what torture you will want to inflict […]