Dessiy Zhang·Sep 2, 2025Week 6: Matcha, gratitude, and good books Compared to the previous weeks, this one felt a lot busier.
Andrew Zhang·Jul 22, 2025Week 6: Winds of ProgressMonday. My regular meeting with Professor Michael Kantar and Anna from the University of Hawaii at Manoa is where we made the decision to…
Adithi Radhakrishnan·Jun 29, 2025A Week of Firsts in Changsha, ChinaWeek 1: Borlaug-Ruan Internship Summer 2025
ariadne pappa·Jun 29, 2025Week 4: Pearls, Pani Puri, and Plans Gone WrongI’ve now lived here for over a month. Four full weeks.
Andrew Zhang·Jun 23, 2025Week 4: Patience Feeds ProgressMy code has been running since Thursday afternoon.
Andrew Zhang·Jun 16, 2025Week 3: The Spirit in the SystemAt the top of Cien Pagoda, after a 1.5km hike and 115 meters of elevation, I paused to take in the sweeping view of Sun Moon Lake. Its calm…
Andrew Zhang·May 31, 2025Week 1: Pinball, Potatoes, and PurposeDrifting across the reservoir felt ethereal. An impalpable mist hung in the air— cloudy, delicate, soft. Bamboo clung to the mountains like…
Hope Williams·Jul 29, 2024Week 5: what was this week?The craziest week so far. Pari and I started the week pretty chill, waiting for Joyce’s return. Then, somehow, we ended up at the Tanzania…
InTheNextNormbySibani Ram·Jun 22, 2019Banana: Fruit of “Pura Vida”For some, unpeeling and biting into that first bit of a banana evokes the sunshine spirit. It’s as if taste has transcended time in a soft…
InTheNextNormbyMolly Carroll·Jun 16, 2018A World Away in Mexico: Week 1Hello from Mexico! I arrived a little over a week ago, but it seems more like a month considering all that has been packed into these 9…A response icon2A response icon2
