Successfully crossing the border Yesterday it was off to Thailand with Sara and Ilaria (the other exchange students in my chapter. Dari Italy!), the chapter president, his son, and another AFS volunteer. We had to leave the country to get a new tourist visa for Malaysia because our student visas haven't been approved yet and our initial tourist visas were about to expire. Driving there...
Pictures from my life here... hiking mountains & trees yay plants! The flowers they have here... so amazing still Hibiscus- the national flower of Malaysia this building is actually a washroom, but the sky looks incredible stormy skies at Cameron Highlands Fresh fruit at a market... it tastes so different here! The beautiful island of Pinang Views from a porch Always beautiful mountain...
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Clothing in Malayisa, like most everything else here depends a lot on people's ethnicity. Day to day wear is similar to the US.. Teen fashion in particular is very similar, and shops like Forever 21, Cotton On, and Abercrombie are popular here as well. A typical outfit would be jeans and a t-shirt or nicer blouse.\ The Chinese and Indians tend to show...
There are few things I love more than sleepy Sunday mornings. Waking up shortly before noon to the pitter-patter of rain on the rooftop, laying in bed, enjoying the calm for a bit before finally stumbling into consciousness. Warm showers, fluffy towels. Heading to the kitchen to see who else is awake. Steam from the just brewed, just poured tea filling your nose,...
Everyone in the older generation can say that they clearly remember where they were, what they were doing and who they were with when JFK was assassinated, when Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon, and when the Berlin wall came down. But as for the younger generation, my generation, we do not have any of those memories. To many of...
It is so crazy that it's September! Today also marks exactly 2 months in this country which is equally crazy and twice as unbelievable. It's been a month of change, both internally and among my surroundings. I guess the most glaringly obvious change around me is that I've switched host families. I am lucky enough to be spending the rest of the year...
