As usual, I am delinquent with my blog posts. I am stealing away a few precious moments during my first week of orientation for my MBA program to write this blogpost, because I want to make a conscious effort to have balance in my life in the midst of all this crazy “networking” (i.e. socializing,…
Category: Asia
Qingdao, China
Our time in Qingdao was a whirlwind; we ended up only having 2 days here. I didn’t think we would need that much time here, since it’s not as touristy as Shanghai or Beijing, but in reality I wish that we had stayed longer because it was probably the best city we visited in China….
ZhuJiaJiao & Suzhou, China
ZhuJiaJiao Ancient Water Town Continued from the Shanghai post: I wanted to go out of the city on my second day in Shanghai, since I knew when M made it he would want to see the main tourist sights in Shanghai. I chose to take a day trip to ZhuJiaJiao, an ancient water town about…
Shanghai, China
Day 3 of funemployment and time is going by too fast! I’ve loved having time to work out and cook, although I’m not getting to spend as much time studying for my exemption exams as I’d like because I’ve had plans every evening. I’ll be traveling to Puerto Rico tomorrow for an extended weekend,…
Cebu, Philippines
Once again, I am delinquent on my blog posts, and I am hustling to finish all the ones from last month’s Asia trip before my next trip this Friday (ah!). I officially started funemployment this past Monday evening, and have not gotten my last paycheck yet so I’m sure I will feel my changed financial…
Taipei, Taiwan
After my really long trip to Delhi (it was only 2 weeks, but felt way longer), I was super ready to start my personal travel. I had to be in China the week of July 4th, and since my work trip was planned two weeks prior to that, it didn’t make sense for me to…