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Chicago: A Second Time in the Second City

After six long, unexpected months in the U.S., I have finally reached my final destination: Chicago. As I wind down my trip here and get ready …

I was once allergic to routine. It felt threatening, something that would trap me and prevent me from living my life fully. The rigidness of …

One of my favorite parts of coming back to the U.S. intermittently is that I always get some surprising reverse culture shocks. Each trip, I …

Last week, I flew to Mexico. I’ve been in the United States for four months. Even before I left Malaysia in May, I’ve been working …

I never saw Wet Hot American Summer, but from what I understand, it’s about a bunch of camp counselors trying to cram a summer of …

Covid lockdowns meant a lot of sitting around in my own anxiety worrying about my life. But it also helped me come up with some …

Last week I turned 31. I’m officially an old maid. Soon I will get a cat and start knitting sweaters for my creepy porcelain dolls. …

So I finally got kicked out of Malaysia….

Before you read any further, I voted. But, to be perfectly honest, I really did not want to. At some point, voting became the equivalent …

“Don’t you want to go back to the U.S. eventually?” I get this question a lot. I could write an entire blog post about my …