Fall 2024 Campus Visit season began in southern California, taking us for a spin around the country to conclude our visits in the northern California Bay Area.
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Korean-Japanese relations for most of modern history have been fraught with political tension. As newer generations experience a larger degree of cultural interchange through globalization, the internet, and entertainment, discourse around [ this topic ] has shifted significantly, largely in a more positive direction. However - while trying to understand the relationships between these two countries, I found that resources available to me were disproportionately skewed towards recent events (1800s and onward).
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Honey, our beloved guinea pig and pet companion to Emma (our 13-year-old daughter) died while we were on our family trip to Peru. My primary purpose for traveling to Peru (in addition to spending time with my husband and daughter) were to experience and document the ties (primarily food) that bind me to the Peruvian culture. Unfortunately, Honey is not among one of those ties. Guinea Pigs in Peru are not kept as pets rather they are a delicacy known as “Cuy.”
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It is important to designate an exact meeting spot when visiting someone on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, WA. With 125 buildings spread over 500 acres, it’s easily understandable why your employer must provide a shuttle service to get from one side of the campus to the other. After 15 minutes of driving around the visitor parking lot to find a spot, you soon realize that this is not only a place of employment, but also a popular tourist destination!
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This summer I had the amazing opportunity to travel to South Korea with the Harvard Summer School study abroad program. Over the course of the program I participated in two classes, an intermediate Korean language course and an anthropology course with a focus on “Global Korea”.
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Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity and privilege to travel through a number of Asian countries, meeting a variety of startup founders and learning about how innovation and the practice of business-building both stays the same and differs across geographies.
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During July this summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Busan, South Korea to serve as a U.S. delegate for the U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Global Leadership Youth Summit.
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In light of the soon-to-be, Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, I was curious to learn how the ideals of the American Dream—freedom, individualism, and upward mobility—resonate with people in Malaysia and the Philippines, where meaningful lives are built on values beyond material success.
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In Peru and many other countries in Latin America, it is extremely difficult for indigenous people to find sustainable and culturally conscious ways to earn money and support their families and communities. For many of these people, their primary source of income is agricultural production and sale. However, in a region that is so susceptible to drastic weather and climate changes, it is difficult to successfully produce and sell fruits, vegetables, and animal products.
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The Amazon, the world’s most expansive rainforest, contains multitudes of plants and indigenous knowledge that help people around the world. The Amazon covers more than six million square kilometers and is considered the most biodiverse place on earth.
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Linda Chan was a biology major at the University of Pennsylvania aspiring to become a pediatrician or primary care physician. “Life’s twists” led her to switch to nursing during her sophomore year. Now, almost 2 years into the field, Linda is a licensed nurse, enjoying the support she offers her patients and their loved ones at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles. Here, she offers a behind the scenes look into her life as a registered nurse.
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Spending a month in Japan, I started my journey in the cities. The cities, including Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, were filled with hustle and bustle.
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