I had never spent Lunar New Year away from home before. I consider it a special time for my family. We celebrate by eating hot pot and calling to catch up with the rest of our family back in Indonesia. It was a familiarity that I grew to love, and one I quickly grew to…
I was excited when I first moved to Vancouver. I looked forward to exploring a new city and seeing what it had to offer me. However, as the months went by, I realized that I had dropped almost all my old hobbies. Whether it was because I lost the facilities, money– mostly money– or time,…
The smell of a new apartment filled my nose as I laid in bed. It was my first time being so far from home, and excitement was building in my chest. But as my class schedule rolled in and the weeks went by, I found myself growing homesick and irritable. Everything about my new environment…