Blue Mountains Hike

Photo of Kim taken by Salome

May 22nd 2013
If I had a dollar for every time the fire alarm went off in my building, I would be able to finance another year of studying abroad. I'm not kidding--these fire alarms are the most sensitive alarms ever and go off on almost a daily basis. Using a toaster oven sets them off. Making popcorn will set them off. Even boiling water right underneath them will sometimes set them off. The problem is, o ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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Chelsea

24900 Miles in 525600 Minutes

Back after 6 years for a "3 week only" stint, here are my thoughts as I travel to the Owyeung family village in China. Still witty and sarcastic, but I'm a little less dramatic and a lot more sassy. OK maybe not less dramatic. I've also traded out the Chinese proverbs for just one word, "YOLO". _________________________________________________________________________________________ "It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books" --Chinese Proverb Hello! My name is Chelsea and I am a student at Babson College in Massachusetts. Born and raised in California, I left the U... full info