As an avid traveler, I have had the opportunity to learn about how countries are influenced by different cultures around the world. It is always interesting to see how these countries have incorporated the culture into their life and made it their own. One of these many countries is Singapore. They have many South Asian […]
Maldives
Welcome Back! It has been a while since I have had the opportunity to talk about one of my travel experiences, but today I am bringing an exciting vacation: Maldives. A small country located in Asia, I consider it to be one of my favorite vacation destinations. I would also describe it as one of […]
Macao, China
Welcome Back! As with all my blog posts, I want to take you on a trip around the world once again. When thinking about the place I wanted to write about for this piece, my mind flashed to a conversation I had with my parents recently after our trip to Las Vegas. We were […]
Bali, Indonesia
While I am grateful that I was given the opportunity to travel to so many different countries around the world, looking back, there are a few vacations that happened so long ago and I have minimal memory of. While I don’t always remember what I did during those vacations, I do remember how I felt. […]
Jeju Island, South Korea
One of my most memorable vacations was back in elementary school. I had just moved to Asia, and we wanted to take the opportunity to explore all the different countries and cultures that made up Asia. One day, my dad surprised us by telling us that we were going to South Korea! I was so […]
Las Vegas, Nevada
Welcome Back! As I transition into the new semester, I want to reflect on my first trip of 2024 – Las Vegas! Many people have certain misconceptions of Las Vegas, and I have to admit, so did I. However, after spending winter break there, I realized that there is so much more to one of […]
Shanghai, China
(https://www.fodors.com/world/asia/china/shanghai) In honor of the last blog post of the semester, I have decided to write about one of my childhood experiences- living in Shanghai. While I was only there for two and a half years, it had a tremendous impact on me. I opened my mind up to a new culture, and learned to […]
Antarctica
(https://www.ncl.com/cruises-to/antarctica-cruises) After concluding my US territories series, I set out to find more unique vacation locations. US territories are usually unfamiliar with the majority of teenagers, and I wanted to continue exploring distinctive locations that many might be unfamiliar with. Then, I suddenly remembered an advertisement that I saw a few years ago: a cruise […]
American Samoa
(https://www.adventure-sense.com/services/american-samoa/) Welcome Back! Today we are looking at one of the most prominent US territories, which is the American Samoa. Located in Polynesia, American Samoa also has Asian influences and is quite similar to Guam, the US territory we looked at in my last post. I am going to be looking at what you can […]
Guam
(https://www.thenation.com/article/world/guam-resistance-empire/) Welcome Back! This is part three of my US Territories series to bring awareness to different parts of the US. Today we are looking at Guam, a beautiful US territory located in Micronesia. Unlike Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Guam has more of an Asian influence, which I will be exploring. […]