Aug
22
memories
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Memories are so powerful. They have the ability to capture those precise moments of love, hate, pain, or pleasure, releasing them at times when you are most vulnerable to feel those exact emotions wash over you. Sometimes an airplane guards my deepest secrets and thoughts, at other times a hippopotamus. Right now, a seemingly simple […]
Aug
21
I need to go back.
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
I need to go back. This I realized this morning, following the fact that I’ve been waking up every morning feeling a little empty and at a loss of what to do with my life each new day. Whatever fun dates with girlfriends and boyfriends or shopping treats or good food… they are all so […]
Aug
20
orientation
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | August 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Before I left for Africa, I had to attend a series of orientations held by UBC Go Global. They were designed to ease us into our placements, and I had prepared myself for weeks prior to my arrival in Uganda for the culture shock that was inevitable. Now that I am home, I feel like […]