Annabelle Mou
I've mostly kept quiet for the past two days following the announcement of the closure of my school, Yale-NUS College, in 2025. I refrained from writing too much and quickly posting on social media to join in the many grievances expressed by fellow YNC students; mainly because I wasn't comfortable putting my grieving process out... Continue Reading →
Grandma didn't recognise me at the dinner table today. Perhaps she sensed from the interactions of everyone at the table that I am someone known to the family, a normal part of the family, that I've been there all along but she just cannot recall who I might be. Our helper said that multiple times... Continue Reading →
It's currently week 11 into Year 1 Semester 1 and the theme for CSI (Comparative Social Inquiry) class this week is urbanisation. Our seminar discussion started with sharing personal connections with the environment we grew up in, which got me to reflect on some things. Mostly, living environments can be roughly categorised as rural, suburban,... Continue Reading →
Yes, here I am updating on my college life when I'm already more than halfway through my first semester as a college student. Long story short, I'm now a student at Yale-NUS College! It's a small liberal arts institution in Singapore, established by Yale and National University of Singapore. I never thought I would actually... Continue Reading →
"This is an invitation to abandon our convictions, and enter a world with our own rules."- Eugenio Recuenco When my friend sent me screenshots of this exhibition's information, there was not a moment of doubt before I answered, "let's go." Huashan 1914 Creative Park has hosted numerous extremely popular exhibitions and events, such as Hello... Continue Reading →
Confession of truth: despite how talkative and social I can be, sometimes I can also get really insecure. These are times when I start to belittle my own self value and lose a lot of the usual confidence I exhibit on the surface. I think this happens to a lot of people. We all tend... Continue Reading →
About time I share this! There are so many exchange students each year that being an exchange student really is not so special anymore. But each exchange student has his or her reason for leaving their home for a year and venturing out. Maybe it was to learn a new language; to learn to become... Continue Reading →
Like most European countries, France is a land of football craziness. Supporters stan their favorite football players, football clubs, and the national team. And for any sports fan it is of course one of their goals to watch a game in the stadiums. I was able to experience the football heat last night at the... Continue Reading →
Tellement de monde à rencontrer, tellement d’histoires à raconter, tellement d’amitiés à faire, mais si peu de temps. C’est le fait qu’on doit accepter tout en étant des étudiants d’échanges, le fait qu’il y a tellement de gens qui viennent et partent mais qui resteront toujours dans nos mémoires. Il semble toujours qu’il n’y a... Continue Reading →
It has been a week since I attended a traditional French wedding, but somehow it felt like ages ago. Everything went by in a flash. I still remember anticipating this huge event since my exchange year began, when Papa first sent me an email telling me that my eldest host sister was engaged and set... Continue Reading →
Annabelle Mou
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