as written by Melissa Kartini
This is part of a culture shock series that I’m doing for Japan and Malaysia. Please expect to see posts like these being posted whenever exams are approaching because apparently, I’m bad at time management. — This one was a bit difficult for me to come up with a list for. Surprising, I know, because …
Photo by melissakartini This is part of a culture shock series that I’m doing for Japan and Malaysia. Updates for “Reverse Culture Shock: From Japan to Malaysia” will be extremely erratic as I’ll mostly be based in Japan for the foreseeable future. — I know, I know, I haven’t even been living in Japan for …
When it comes to studying abroad, we all know about the usual challenges that comes with it. You know, about how it’s tough to be away from loved ones, especially when a major event like death occurs, or how distance causes certain relationships to drift apart. Though rewarding, the experience of studying abroad is not …
Sometimes, no matter how much you prepare yourself before a big move (especially out of the country), there will be something you wish you had brought along. That something could be as ordinary as your favourite snack, or as important as a certain type of document. At times, you never really know what it is …