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Comment on Hong Kong: Cultural Miscellany by Connaught Delhi

Connaught Delhi — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:49:59 +0000

Great tour of Hong Kong. Beautiful pictures. Thanks.

Comment on Hong Kong: Tsim Sha Tsui by Hong Kong: Cultural Miscellany « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student

Hong Kong: Cultural Miscellany « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:23:51 +0000

[...] itself in the much more residential side of Kowloon (in stark comparison to the bustling streets of Tsim Sha Tsui). And I suppose I say this because I noticed a quieter part to Hong Kong. There were no hordes [...]

Comment on Hong Kong: Victoria Peak by Hong Kong: Cultural Miscellany « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student

Hong Kong: Cultural Miscellany « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:12:01 +0000

[...] take the bus up and take the tram down so as to experience the “best” of both. But my little detour and pressing need to head to lunch previously made it a little impossible for me to take the tram, [...]

Comment on Changes and a Sense of Closure by Szuwei Co

Szuwei Co — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:26:30 +0000

Whoops **communicating distress

Comment on Changes and a Sense of Closure by Szuwei Co

Szuwei Co — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:25:06 +0000

I just wanted to say thank you and that I am so proud of you for being brave enough to step up and say something. Kathleen Lehey made the same assumption (that I was Korean) despite multiple corrections and repeatedly attributed the difficulties I had communicated distress or frustration to “cultural misunderstandings” in which “Americans sometimes don’t understand [my] people.” I had been far too afraid to say anything directly and simply took steps towards avoiding treatment altogether.

You are a real-life hero – thank you thank you THANK YOU.

Comment on Redefinition Through Writing by Personal Absent Memories « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student

Personal Absent Memories « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:02:48 +0000

[...] I have are reconstructions of my memory, that I have attempted to keep alive as best as I can; but even as hard as I have tried, there are [...]

Comment on Visit to the Brazilian Consulate: Part 1 by Visit to the Brazilian Consulate: Part 2 « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:53:48 +0000

[...] Since coming right at the hour of opening resulted in at least thirty or so people ahead of me when applying for the visa, I decided to arrive about fifteen minutes prior to the pick-up hours. That said, there was still a [...]

Comment on Trekking to the French Consulate in New York City by Visit to the Brazilian Consulate: Part 1 « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:49:01 +0000

[...] The only gripe I have with the Brazilian consulate is that it takes at least five business days to process; during which, I am unable to travel since they have possession of my passport. From past experiences, I’ve been issued my visa “stickers” (as I like to call them) within a half hour or less; those experiences being for my long-stay French visas. [...]

Comment on L’Abbaye de Royaumont: Why Second Vists Aren’t Always the Best by Jesse Dziedzic

Jesse Dziedzic — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:31:39 +0000

Thank god some bloggers can write. My thanks for this piece..

Comment on How I Got Kicked Out Of (French) Honours by Know Your Value « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student

Know Your Value « Barbara Leung « The Life of an NYU Student — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:35:40 +0000

[...] time to myself to concentrate on those two daunting academic projects. When it rolled by that I was no longer a part of French honours, I still maintained my stance that I would not be working in my senior year since I held the [...]