January 2023 Recap

It has been a while since I’ve done a monthly recap post. In fact, it’s been exactly four years! January 2019 was the last recap post I did. At that time, I was about to fly out to San Diego for grad school for my interviews. I’d say a lot has happened since then. Moving…

Monthly Recap: May 2018

This is what I got up to in May!Places I WentWest Highland Way, ScotlandLondon, UK What I ReadChina’s Second Continent by Howard W. French. I read this book because I had started it hoping it would be relevant to one of my exams. I wasn’t able to finish it before the exam – and in…

Monthly Recap: March 2018

This is what I got up to this month. Where I WentEdinburgh, UK – a month without travel! What I Read Old Demons, New Deities –  This is a collection of modern Tibetan short stories. I normally don’t read fiction, but this is one of the best things I’ve read in a while. It’s a…

Monthly Recap: February 2018

Here’s what was going on in February. Where I went this month:Pentlands, Edinburgh, ScotlandParis, France What I Read:I read this book about the Long March. It wasn’t very good, but I needed to get an overview of the Long March for an essay I’m writing soon. I’m reading a book of Tibetan short stories now,…

Monthly Recap: January 2018

Here’s what I got up to in January. Where I WentNorfolk, EnglandLondon, EnglandMalaga, Ronda, Cordoba, Iznajar, Granada, Andalucia, SpainGibraltarEdinburgh, Scotland What I ReadThe Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes – I read this book while I was in Spain. I found it to be a well-written an honest account of a really amazing personal journey…

Monthly Review: September 2017

September has been my busiest and most challenging month in a long time, but it’s been great!Where I Went West Highland Way, Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Best on Instagram McEwan Hall, University of Edinburgh – Best on the Blog Monthly Recap – the only post I wrote last month! What I Read Cognitive Linguistics and Lexical Change by Natalya…

Monthly Recap: August 2017

This is what I got up to in August! Where I Went Little Rock and Bentonville, Arkansas Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina The Great Smoky Mountain National Park Winnsboro, South Carolina Washington, D.C.,  Philadelphia, and Newburgh, USA Edinburgh, Scotland Best on Instagram Back in Edinburgh Best on the Blog Huashan and China’s Most Dangerous Hiking…