🕰️ Photo taken in 2007 I still remember that evening as if it were yesterday. My friend and I had set out to drive around Cape Ann, a rugged peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts. A few days earlier, while browsing in the library, I had stumbled across a note in a travel book pointing to a... Continue Reading →
That One Big Step
📍Croton-on-Hudson, New York After graduation, I made a bold decision to escape to a faraway land and live by myself. When an American family I had barely known online invited me to live with them, I said yes without hesitation. With two bags, USD 200, and a one-way ticket, I boarded my first flight to... Continue Reading →
Marching for Women’s Rights in Mexico: A Transformative Experience
While visiting my Mexican friend, Karina in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas on International Women's Day, I unexpectedly became part of something far beyond my usual travels. What began as a casual visit quickly transformed into an experience that reshaped my perspective—I found myself marching alongside women fighting for their rights. Coming from Singapore... Continue Reading →
America’s Only Purse Museum: Women’s History Told Through Handbags
Hidden in the heart of Little Rock, Arkansas, the ESSE Purse Museum is a gem for lovers of history, fashion, and culture. As one of only two handbag museums in the world, ESSE takes visitors on a fascinating journey through 20th-century American women’s lives, told entirely through the evolution of the handbag. It’s a truly... Continue Reading →
Memories of Living in a 19th-Century Rustic House
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in one of those charming country houses often seen in Hollywood movies? Well, I did and I was fortunate to experience it firsthand. After my graduation, I accepted a cultural exchange invitation to stay with the Lennings family at their farmhouse in Westchester County,... Continue Reading →

