There and Back Again

Final Blog Post                   August 23, 2015 Being jetlagged is the worst. You’re tired during the day when your body thinks it needs to sleep, and completely wide awake at night when your body thinks it’s …

Closing Ceremony

Blog post 9                          August 7, 2015 Wow. I remember the Opening Ceremony back in May like it was yesterday, and now, we’ve had our Closing Ceremony. During the Closing Ceremony, we received a certificate from …

Astana, Baravoe, and Heading Home

4:10 PM CDT, August 19, 2015 – Oregon, Wisconsin, USA I really can’t believe it’s over. It’s rather bittersweet, getting to see my friends and family in the states for the first time in two …

Hallstatt, Austria

During the end of June I went on a small weekend trip to Hallstatt, Austria. This location was really something special for me to see because this small mountain town has a view that has …

Art Point Fest, Kok Tobe, and Lake Issyk

2:30 AM ALMT, August 6, 2015 – Almaty, Kazakhstan I took ~7 hours of Russian exams today, so if you’re reading this, consider yourself warned; may contain non-sequitors. I never thought I’d say this, but …

Stuck at the Airport, Spelling Bee, and Goubuli Baozi

Blog post 8         Friday, July 24, 2015 This past week was long, but also very eventful. Let me start from this past Sunday night. My flight back from Fuzhou to Tianjin had a layover at …