Ihouse experience
Which accommodation should I choose? This is a tricky question to consider given the vast variety of options. I chose Ihouse and I did not regret my decision, here are the reasons why.
Firstly, Ihouse...
Reflections of St. Gallen Symposium – part 2
SUTD’s PhD student Vishaka Weerasinghe (pictured below, leftmost) and alumnus Hum Qing Ze (pictured below, fourth from left), share their experiences at the St. Gallen Symposium.
Vishaka Weerasinghe
"In my two and a half years as...
KISS, Korea 2022: Intro and Field Trips by KAIST
Zhe Hui and I did a summer programme at KAIST in Daejeon, Korea, and we had a blast. Our summer school peers came from Australia, Denmark, U.S.A., the UK, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, China,...
KISS, Korea 2022: Recreation outside of class
Outside of class the summer school friends, and I went to the nearby arcades, karaoke, cafes and jjimjilbangs to hang out. The arcades had fun baseball batting cages. We sang for many hours straight...
KISS, Korea 2022: Lessons
The classes were actually fun (not a joke!). I took the modules Anthropology of Food and Korean (both Humanities courses). Anthropology of Food taught me a lot about Korean food and its history; the...
The quitenssential guide to US road trips
After the summer session, a few of us decided to go on a 10-days west coast road trip, here are some of our experiences.
Day 1 to 3 (Yosemite National park)
We drove from Berkeley to...
Travelling Alone and Underground Music Scene in San Francisco
The Bay Area offers so much to explore with such a wide range of activities and attractions that it seems nearly impossible to cover all of them. Though you will likely explore most places...
2022 Stanford Group 1 • Week 6 • R&R @ Lake Tahoe
Our group went to Lake Tahoe as a weekend getaway for some rest and relaxation, and got to behold the magnificent beauty of the lake and its surroundings. After the series of unfortunate events...
Best of Korean Food (KISS 2022 Post #4)
I decided to do this because there is a lot of cultural significance to certain Korean foods but we are usually unable to appreciate that until we are in Korea itself.
Inkigayo Sandwich
First up, the...
Design in Korea (KISS 2022 Post #3)
Being influenced by the design culture in SUTD, I didn’t want to be a run-of-the-mill tourist: plainly obsessing over the glitzy Kpop culture or the mouth-watering Korean food. I wanted to observe the details...
