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Mumbai’s Manaakitanga

From shopping, to sharing food, to navigating and interacting with people I just met, the manaakitanga and willingness to take initiative was an aspect that was particularly prominent. Even when window-shopping along the streets of night markets without a hint of intention to spend, store owners would go out of their way to show us…Continue Reading Mumbai’s Manaakitanga

Settling Into a New ‘Normal’

Today marks the halfway point of my internship here in Mumbai. Somehow, it still hasn’t clicked that I’m in India. I’m writing this while nestled into my plane seat destined for Rajasthan, vegetable biryani in hand – I could get used to this lifestyle! In this blog, I’ll be sharing how culture shock can quickly…Continue Reading Settling Into a New ‘Normal’

Life is Like a Video Game

In an incredibly short timespan I’ve started to evolve from a chronically overthinking kid who’d never left the Pacific to a strong-willed, highly adaptable intern living like a local. The cheat code is Mumbai pushing me to treat every day like a new level in the video game of life. I understand this sounds like…Continue Reading Life is Like a Video Game

Hot days, cool experiences~

Hi everyone! 안녕하세요! Welcome to my first blog post! I’m currently on exchange at Korea University, located in Seoul, South Korea. Within in this first blog post I’ll be talking about my first month here, the challenges I’ve had to overcome, as well as exciting new experiences I’ve come across! I arrived just over a…Continue Reading Hot days, cool experiences~