I’ve been in San Francisco for just over a week now, and it’s definitely been an experience and a different change of pace for me. I’ve been in a mix of emotions from excitement to frustration to embracing the unknown and the adventure. That’s just all a part of being somewhere new. I pride myselfContinue reading “Hang on to the beauty”
Author Archives: Joanne Lam
The Power of Random Connections
“I believe that life is chaotic, a jumble of accidents, ambitions, misconceptions, bold intentions, lazy happenstances, and unintended consequences, yet I also believe that there are connections that illuminate our world, revealing its endless mystery and wonder.” – David Moranis This week, I’m frantically trying to finish a few papers for the end of theContinue reading “The Power of Random Connections”
The grass is always greener on the other side, or so they say
“Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.” – Virginia Woolf What I’m about to say this post may not be the same experience every child has had but I don’t doubt that on some level, you’ve felt the same way. Growing up with an older brother that’s seven years older, I’veContinue reading “The grass is always greener on the other side, or so they say”
A mini San Diego getaway
“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky – all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine ofContinue reading “A mini San Diego getaway”
Calm before the storm
The next month or so will be a whirlwind of events, from Quidditch World Cup in Rockhill, SC this weekend to one of my best friends from home visiting- to my parents being in town- to doing a bit of traveling here and there. No doubt I’m a little worried about making sure I’m balanced withContinue reading “Calm before the storm”
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