My Thanksgiving didn’t include turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes this year. Instead, it included temples, tuk-tuks, and fried noodles! My friend and fellow student teacher at Singapore American School decided to travel to Siem Reap, Cambodia, to spend our 4 day Thanksgiving break. Before arriving in Singapore, I knew essentially nothing about Cambodia and hadn’t …
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“Where are you Going for the Break?”: A Culture of Travel
Before my 21st birthday, I had never left the United States and my travels in the country were not extensive. Last May, I went to Vienna for the Vienna Summer School May term through Hope, and that was my very first airplane ride! When I came to Singapore and started talking to people here, I …
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Melaka, Malaysia
Last weekend, I had this huge desire to go somewhere on my own, to travel by myself. I know my independence has grown during my time abroad, but especially since I am living with family, most of my time has been spent with other people and I rarely have had the chance to do anything …
Singapore’s Chinatown
This past weekend, I explored Chinatown with two friends who are also student teaching at SAS. Singapore has three main “cultural” areas: Little India, Arab Street, and Chinatown, and all of them are wonderful areas to try different foods, shop, and explore. We began our exploration at a little coffee shop that sold Kaya toast, …
A Slice of Nature Within the City
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the city, Singapore maintains several large natural areas perfect for enjoying nature. MacRitchie Reservoir is one of those places, dense with tropical trees and alive with the sounds of monkeys and birds. My Saturday morning was spent breathing in the humid rainforest air and trying to capture the beauty of …
Singapore American School
Student teaching at SAS has been quite the experience! The curriculum is academically challenging, and often I have been surprised at how much my third graders know and can do. The entire school is huge, with a student body larger than that of Hope. As third grade teachers, my cooperating teacher and I work alongside …
Island Exploration
This past weekend, another student teacher and I explored Pulau Ubin, a Singaporean island just off the coast of the mainland. The island was advertised as rustic and relaxed, which we found it to be. It was enjoyable to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city for the day. We …
First Week
Well, I am finally in Singapore and have begun student teaching! The first five weeks of the semester I spent on Hope’s campus, taking the “6-hour-block,” which is a block of three education classes which all special education majors are required to take during fall student teaching. Although I loved being able to spend time …
One night on the beach
One night I was on the beach It was a dream but I was in reality and You were speaking to my reality You said, “I am sovereign Look at the waves, my galloping horses of the sea See how mighty they come but they cannot surpass Me They cannot cross the line that I …
DREADLOCKS!
I love dreadlocks! I wanted to lock my hair since I went natural four years ago. So when I arrived in South Africa and saw all the people with dreadlocks I figured why not get locks in Durban. Therefore on Saturday November 14, 2015 I woke up at …
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