Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. It wakes everything up; your mind, your body, and your soul. Besides that, breakfast can de-stress. I find preparing and having breakfast mindfully provides similar benefits as yoga or exercise. They get you focused on … Read More
Rose Jin – “My Time With Family In China”
Hey, again! Time is passing so quickly, I can not believe it is almost a month since I arrived back in China and another year is about to pass! I want to write about my time with my family since I came back! I have … Read More
Daniel Sulen – “Winter Is Coming”
Yet another quarter has come to an end and while most students at DePaul are getting cozied up on their couches, whether in Chicago or in their home town or countries, I chose to hang around in Chicago for a little longer this time. One … Read More
Adrian Thurnwald – “Pilgrimage’s End”
My cloth cross has been taken from my arm and sewn on my back; a palm leaf is being held aloft; my pilgrim’s purse has been tied. The pilgrimage is over. I tried to make the most of short time in Israel. I visited Masada, … Read More
Adrian Thurnwald – “The Holy Land”
I am reporting from Israel. The good cop/bad cop getting in, well, one cannot help but make religious allegories. The first sarcastic, no nonsense angry woman was like the angel guarding the gates of heaven. She saw into my very soul, every sin. She sent … Read More
Caela Provost – “Whiskey And Truth”
“Whiskey and truth should both be served straight up, Doctor.” How Dr. Michaela Quinn helped me find my way to the perfect university Hello everyone! For those of you who only know me through my recent blog post, there’s something I should tell you right … Read More
Rose Jin – “Life Back In China”
Hey again guys! I hope you are all well and happy. I want to write about my life back in China in this entry, lots of things happened. I will write some in this entry and probably continue in the next entry. I was a … Read More
Caela Provost – “From The USA To The Emerald Isle”
Hello everyone, my name is Caela Provost and I’m a postgraduate student studying English at the University of Limerick! I hail from Winchendon, a small town in Massachusetts, where I did most of my growing up with the three best brothers a girl could ask … Read More
Yeo Jia Ming – “Homeward Bound For Summer Break”
“This place looks like Lego Land!” I exclaimed as our plane cruised nearer to land, and all the buildings came into view. “It’s SO over-populated!” (This time rather hysterically, I admit.) My new-found Aussie friend that I made through the seven hour flight smiled and … Read More
Rose Jin – “The Journey To China”
Hey, guys! Sorry for not writing the blog for so long! I am pretty busy since I went back to China two weeks ago, haha! I want to write about the time from the airport until now, probably in two blog entries. One of my … Read More
Adrian Thurnwald – “Antioch, Adana, Mamistra & Tarsus”
I met with a very friendly academic from Antakya’s Mustafa Kemal University who has published two books in Turkish on the history of Antioch and has recently appeared in a BBC documentary (hosted by someone in my bibliography) which will air in January. He was … Read More
Rose Jin – “Merry Christmas From China”
Hey, everyone! It has been a while since I have written an entry, time has been passed so quickly, another year is about to pass, Christmas and new year is coming so soon! It is so cold outside nowadays, there is ice on the cars … Read More