The flight home: A personal essay
Soma Chu/Staff
I looked at myself, decked out in the same brands that once eluded me, that once wielded such power over me. Is this what made me American?
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How to entertain yourself during your next long flight
As an international student, I’ve had my fair share of long flights. Although they may not be the most pleasurable, they’ve gotten easier over time.
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Cherishing my connections and encounters with people during my journey back from Lisbon
Although the moments of sun and music live in my memory fondly, I hope to celebrate these fleeting human connections during my trip back.
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Ballin’ on a budget: Tips to saving money while abroad
So, you’re studying abroad. It’s a time for self-discovery, learning to adapt, making international friends and traveling!
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Purple Rain: Twists of a 2-hour, 40-minute weather delay
They say weird things happen during #Pac12AfterDark, but weird doesn’t encompass sprinting down the ramps of Husky Stadium in search of a makeshift postgame press conference room at 2 o’clock in the morning.
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A few honest moments
Now and Again
One of the most profoundly isolating human experiences is to finish a movie in the theater and, looking to your left and then to your right, discover that you are the only person not wiping their eyes and sniffling.
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Now bored-ing: Tips on how to survive a long plane flight
While all of your friends are already envious of your trip, you’re just trying to craft how not to go all Jack Nicholson on a 15-hour flight.
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Clog Report: Student books flight home for Thanksgiving a year in advance
Given the hiked prices for flights home for Thanksgiving, UC Berkeley student books flight for 2018 one year a head of time.
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Who will be your summer crush?
Summer 2017 is finally here, as is your stronger and more mature self, and you owe it to yourself to take your love life into your very own hands.
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Make time fly while you do
Traveling is undoubtedly fun, but sitting for 10+ hours in a cramped seat in a plane is probably the least fun of it all. When I flew from Los Angeles to Sydney at the beginning of my study abroad journey, I had to endure a 15-hour direct flight that really
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