I travel because.
I travel because I’m lost. As clichéd as it sounds, I travel because I need to find myself. And when I travel, I still get lost. I get scared when … Continue reading
Day 3: The great night that was worth the difficult hike (Part 2)
While I don’t think I actually have many readers who’d care, I’d still like to apologize (to myself as well) for not having updated this blog as regularly as I … Continue reading
Day 3: Just a really great day (Part 1)
I feel really bad that I haven’t updated this blog in a while, and I have no excuses other than I’ve been trying to catch up on schoolwork and also … Continue reading
Knowing when to do without: the challenges of packing
I should really be reading up on capitalism for a class, but I felt like musing on the subject of packing for a trip and sharing my experiences. Last night, … Continue reading
How traveling saved my life
Before I continue with stories about my travels, I just wanted to post some insights I’ve only recently realized in the course of my writing as well as some updates … Continue reading
Day 2: This is where the work begins
It was the first of the 2-day pre-program for the conference, which was a day long workshop held at a convention hall sponsored by one of the world’s biggest consultancy … Continue reading
Day 1: Happy hour(s) at Marktplatz (Part 2 of 2)
After the tour, many of us headed out to have some drinks before the informal dinner at a restaurant down at Marktplatz (market square). The locale we went to was … Continue reading
Day 1: A northern Swiss town near Lake Constance (Part 1 of 2)
I was due to arrive in that small Swiss university town a day before the “pre-programme”, so I should be able to get some time to settle in and familiarize … Continue reading
How I ended up going to Switzerland
It’s taken me quite a while to post this (a week to be exact), and to be honest I’m trying my damnedest to discipline myself to update this blog at … Continue reading
I am a magnet for the unusual…
…hence the title of this blog. What does it mean exactly? It basically means that in the past couple of years, I’ve noticed that I seem to attract more and … Continue reading
magnet for the unusual 