Feb
25
note: development
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Browsed through a blog of the UBC students who have replaced us in Busolwe this term, and I realize that she is experiencing a lot of the same things I did. She is faced with the same disappointments and struggles as I was, even though each of us left behind a report outlining all the […]
Sep
19
This is what I miss.
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | September 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Excerpt from June 20, 2011 3:45pm The sky darkens, and a cool breeze refreshes the sweaty afternoon. The clouds roll in casually, not intrusively this afternoon, and begin to sprinkle the dusty ground with cold droplets of water. The light drizzling wafts a clean smell into the library, and I am no longer drowsy with […]
May
20
Wonderings (Weekend #1)
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
I wonder what it is that they stare at. Maybe it’s my clothes, which are clean of dirt and free of rips and holes. Perhaps it’s my light skin, suggesting an idyllic life wherever I’m from. Or maybe they are trying to gauge my attitude, to see if I smile at them, or wave, or […]