Author Archives: Joanne Lam

It’s nice to take a break from everything once in a while for a few days and live in a different environment. Although I’ve only been back in Boston for just over a month, I was tired and needed to get out for a few days. It’s been a busy semester, not the best one toContinue reading “A break from Boston”

I can’t even begin to describe my day. Although my thigh is in pain and I haven’t gotten any school work done that I need to for Tuesday, it has been an incredible God-filled day. For the last few weeks my housemate and I have wondered about the worship music blasting from down the streetContinue reading “Coming back to God”

I can finally cross out this movie on my “to watch list.” A friend suggested it about two years ago and I either keep forgetting about it or not getting around to watching it. Thanks to Netflix, I was about to watch it last night with subtitles (important if you don’t know tagalog!) Short synopsisContinue reading “Mammoth starring Gael Garcia Bernal”

It’s hard to believe it’s October although it feels like I’ve been back in Boston for way longer than a month. Within the last month I’ve moved into an off campus apartment, cooked some meals for myself, played a few Quidditch games, and attended classes. Life has definitely picked up here in Boston and myContinue reading “Interesting course load, terrible teaching.”

For the first two hours of my 21st birthday, I’ve cleaned my room that was a total war zone before tonight, watched some tv, and currently hanging out with my housemate, doing homework and simply relaxing. It’s not the typical 21st birthday you would expect being in the United States because the legal drinking ageContinue reading “a very different 21st”