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Discovering China: Suichang County
新年快乐！ From February 15th until the 22nd respectively, all of China is celebrating the Lunar New Year. Like most of the country during this time, I took the holiday as an opportunity to travel. To ring in the new year I spent three days in Suichang county in Zhejiang Province. This was about a six hour bus ride from Shanghai. Suichang was such a … Read More Discovering China: Suichang County
The World Continues to Turn
The first four months in China came and went to quickly I forgot to take a moment and cherish them. So this next semester I have made a promise to myself, to make much more of my time here. I’ve always been one to prefer the company of myself over the company of others. Moving to a new country has not changed this. I … Read More The World Continues to Turn
Preservation: A Poem Series
It’s just a flesh wound A Mantra, meant to make my pain more bearable. Just a flesh wound. A Prayer, to make every sight of you salvation rather than damnation. Just a flesh wound. A Lie, I tell myself as the chasm between us becomes a canyon. Just a flesh wound. It’s not … Read More Preservation: A Poem Series
Heartache: A Poem Series
Carnage My heart has been ripped apart by your canines. My soul has been lacerated to ribbons by your claws. I am gasping, begging for reprieve from the hollowness that now resides, where you used to be. Metamorphosis My eyes spark no fire in your soul, my thoughts unoriginal, unpalatable. You are indifferent. I am no more than … Read More Heartache: A Poem Series
Regret: A Letter To a Younger Me
If there is one thing in this life that I regret, it’s that there are far too many things I would go back to warn my younger self against. A letter to a younger me: Alex, Sweet sweet Alex, do everything you can to preserve this happiness you have. You are so good and so pure, and the universe is going to do everything … Read More Regret: A Letter To a Younger Me
How To Fall In Love With Singapore
For the first time in my life I experienced a true melting pot of a city. The blend of so many rich cultures has touched my soul. One of the most prominent ways Singapore balances being a center for innovation while still preserving culture, is through food. You cannot visit this city and be afraid to eat. This place is a foodies’ paradise. From … Read More How To Fall In Love With Singapore
A Fresh Start…..Again
I do believe I have mastered the art of reinventing myself. Lord knows I’ve reinvented this blog too many times to count. But now as my high school career is coming to close and a wonderful adventure in the fall awaits me, I can’t help but feel that I am on the right track to finding out who I will be for the rest … Read More A Fresh Start…..Again
The Travel Bug: A malignant growth that can be good for your health
When asked the question “If you had all the money in the world what would you do with it?” I’m sure a large percentage of us, after paying off debt, would choose to travel. Oh, the places you can go with a passport and plane ticket. Avid travelers are my favorite kind of people. Whether it be the weekly commuters to a country far … Read More The Travel Bug: A malignant growth that can be good for your health
An Essay on Feminism
This is the conclusion to a nine page research paper myself and two friends wrote as a final grade in my advanced English class this year. I personally authored the conclusion and am very proud of it, so I decided to share it on here. For this project my group mates and I had to come up with a prompt to write about ourselves. … Read More An Essay on Feminism
Alexandra Mathew 