Week 3: Picturesque Hangzhou

中国美术学院(象山校区)China Academy of Art (Xiangshan Campus) We were brought to China Academy of Art (Xiangshan Campus) to be immersed in a rich arts, culture, and design experience within its campus. First off, the architecture and design...

Week 5

With our workload starting to pile up, more and more of our time in ZJU is spent in our offices rushing to meet deadlines. DIP The bane of my existence here. It seems that no matter...

Week 6: Familiarity in Hangzhou

TFI-ALP Activity 3 By then, we were pretty much familiar with the people of Hu Shu Special School, and similarly, they with us. The staff had wanted us to really experience what is like to...

Flora and Fauna in South Korea

Come learn some Korean words and enjoy the pictures I took of the beauties and beasts in South Korea! 1. KAIST Resident Geese 2. Pretty Flowers 3. Dainty Dandelions 4. Campus Cats 5. Cherry Blossoms 6. Belligerent Bears 7. Marvelous Marigolds 8....

Just ________ things

If you were following my long-pictureless blog posts you might be wondering: “ Is Mae-Sy here for vacation or an exchange that requires her to design a product?” Okay then this post shall remind us...

Week 11 in Aalto University

Week 11 (5 - 11 August) The 11th week of school marks the nearing of a new chapter in our lives. This week, our main topic revolve around giving a convincing speech. Before we master...

Week 8: RECESS WEEK

It's recess week this week!! After spending hours and days working on our design thinking module, our long awaited recess week has finally come. In our first few weeks in China, we were often puzzled over...

Week 6: ZJUst Another Week

Design I In ZJU we enrolled in 2 Design Courses - Design Fiction and Design Thinking. Design Fiction is a module where we are supposed to express our design through fiction. It allows us to...

A new Adventure: The KISS programme (Week 1)

Participating in the KAIST International Summer School (KISS) is a completely new experience for me. Coming into Korea without any a priori knowledge of Korean Language or culture, I decided to to wing it because...

SUTD Explains: Redesigning Recycling with our Karang Gunis

How can technology aid us in recycling without disrupting traditional systems like the ones karang gunis use? In this inaugural video series, watch our faculty members and researchers lead discussions on everyday topics and...

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