Traveling across the world, sitting in a plane for over 15 hours is always long. Some people dread the thought of the journey, but I love it. It’s one of my favorite parts of traveling. The amount of things I could get done is almost endless- until my eyes give out and I fall asleep.Continue reading “Value the Journey”
Category Archives: Thoughts to ponder
Our very own psychological immune system
I thought I had watched all the TED talks on happiness, but I seem to have missed out on one important one: Dan Gilberts: The Surprising Science of Happiness, also hosted on TED radio hour on NPR. It’s a very fruitful time personally to hear about Dan’s data and conclusions about synthetic happiness. Giblert talksContinue reading “Our very own psychological immune system”
I debated, I chose, and I believe
In the past few weeks, I’ve had multiple conversations about the difference between graduate school and undergraduate school. One conversation I had in particular was a strong discussion with a classmate of mine in which she insisted that graduate school was no different than undergrad, that the work load was about the same, and emotionally,Continue reading “I debated, I chose, and I believe”
Boyhood: a reflection on the last 12 years
Boyhood, directed and written by Richard Linklater, is a phenomenal coming of age movie that will make you ponder and reminisce on your own childhood. Filmed over the last 12 years, as an audience, you are brought into the movie and you witness not only the actors and actresses grow but also the technology. IContinue reading “Boyhood: a reflection on the last 12 years”
That moment in between.
I’ve always learned to embrace change fairly well, with friends coming in and out of my life throughout the last 20 years- but as I live what may be the last few weeks of my time here in the United States- I’m feeling the pain as I soon have to say goodbye to some ofContinue reading “That moment in between.”
Joanne Lam 