When I decided to come home, I knew I would have to take Calculus and Physics at the local community college. Almost every grad program listed the two classes as prerequisites, and it’s possible that if you didn’t have them completed by the time of… Read More »Back to School, Kinda…
When I first arrived to Korea I wrote a blog post about “culture shock,” and everything that was different than what I was used to. The process of returning back is referred to as “reverse culture shock” or, the feeling (of surprise, disorientation, confusion, etc.)… Read More »Reverse Culture Shock: Coming back to the U.S.
On Monday, December 21st, I came home for the foreseeable future. Other than my sisters, nobody in my family had any idea. I told them that the earliest I would be home was in February, but that was only if I couldn’t travel. Initially, that’s… Read More »Surprise…I’m Home
On Wednesday morning (12/4) I woke up to a picture sent by my family with Pal on a scale with the message, “what is wrong with my baby” 7,000 miles away I didn’t know anything had been wrong. Just last Thursday on thanksgiving when I… Read More »R.I.P Pal
There’s nothing like being home, sleeping in your bed and spending time with family and friends you’ve known your whole life. Luckily I still have these to come home to, that my parents haven’t moved (I hope they never do) and most of my friends… Read More »24 Days and Too Much to Do!
Everybody experiences time differently, but it’d be safe to say that the three weeks I was home was a short one. It’s the first time I’ve come home in the middle of the summer and the first time I’m leaving early august. Even though this… Read More »A Short Summer Home
In September my grandma died, we lost her to old age and as sad as it was, grandparents are suppose to die at an old age, it’s expected and at a certain point every birthday they live past is a blessing, but aunts aren’t suppose… Read More »Losing Aunt Roberta
It’s been three years since I have been home for Christmas. The last time was in 2013, the year I graduated college and decided to go to Costa Rica to get my TEFL certification. At the time I thought I’d do it for a year… Read More »Home for the Holidays
Coming home for the summer is always great being able to see friends and family I haven’t seen in a long time; adjusting may not always be easy and may take some time, but that doesn’t stop activities and fun things from being done. I… Read More »Another Summer In The Books
Everybody who’s old enough remembers exactly where they were when the towers fell; I was in fifth grade at school, they sent us home home with the excuse they were spraying the field with chemicals; my friend Owen came home with me; my mom sent… Read More »The World Trade Center Memorial