Tag Archives: family

Back Home & This Strange Alienation


After a modestly pleasant first semester at Berkeley (Ok, I’ll admit it, it was freakin’ awesome!), I’ve finally found myself back home on the other side of world (relative to Berkeley), spending my hiatus by complete relaxation and entertainment via my good old PlayStation 3 and Netflix. The first strange sense came to me when […]

Everyone and Everything is Gone! (Thanksgiving)


As the week comes to an early close due to Thanksgiving, a huge majority of people from my dorm have gone back home to spend the extended weekend with their families. As an international student, that is obviously not a viable option. (I will go back in December, however) So it was quite weird seeing […]

A Little Break


My dad came down to see me! He was staying at another place in the suburbs, so I thought it would be nice to come over and stay with him for the weekend. I had only been to the suburbs when I had arrived here for the first time, so it had been quite a […]