Maggie: Research Cliques
Friends who attend research competitions together, stay together. Through all the sleep deprived giddiness I’ve acquired over the past 7 days, I …
Anne Blythe: Reflections
My goals for the flights home were simple: to not fall asleep and to enjoy the last hours with Maggie, Alec, and …
Maggie: Market Culture
It takes a certain personality type to be a master haggler, and I think after an excursion to the Silk Street shopping …
Alec: The Silk Market
Today we went to the Silk Market. Having been told the general bargaining price should be a tenth of the asking price, …
Maggie: Splitting Noodles
Cafeteria food is cafeteria food. Even in a country known for exotic cuisines, four meals of cafeteria food kind of gets to …