While in Bath, I went into a Ted Baker boutique and fell in love with all of the summery dresses. There were many light, flowy maxi dresses that I am obsessed with. Unfortunately, I did not take more pictures of everything in person, but I suppose I will just have to show you my top […]
Read MoreIf you live outside of the United Kingdom, you are probably wondering why the Diamond Jubilee celebration is such a big deal. It is hard to fully appreciate the festivities as an American, but it is definitely a wonderful event to witness. There are three types of jubilees–silver, gold, and diamond. Silver celebrates 25 years; […]
Read MoreTo my own surprise, I have been eating remarkably well. There are enough options in Oxford to avoid having “bangers and mash” all of the time. Some meals I have had at various pubs and restaurants include fish and chips, summer squash soup, and french toast. I make sure to have plenty of leftovers so […]
Read MoreI am at university in England for a month at St. Clare’s University! Located in Oxford, England, it is a charming city an hour and a half north of London. Even though I packed for cold, rainy England weather, the first day was nearly 75 degrees Fahrenheit… Before I arrived, I did take a few […]
Read MoreLast weekend, the university hosted a trip the the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. There were two exhibits I wanted to see especially–“Figure/Fabric/Fantasy”: Selections from the Jean S. Frederic A Sharf Collection of Fashion Drawing and “Beauty as Duty”: Textiles and the Home Front in WWII Britain. Other exhibits at the MFA include “Silver, […]
Read MoreThe Social Network (2010)Directed by David Fincher In the opening scene, we learn that Mark Zuckerberg is, to put it simply, an “a*****e” according to his ex-girlfriend, Erica Albright (Rooney Mara). Zuckerberg (Eisenberg), a sophomore at Harvard, has spent the past few minutes in an intense rant over getting into one of the exclusive clubs, […]
Read MoreThe Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris Written by Alicia Drake Drake exposes the lives of Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent, two designers who “shared the same stage, but a different destiny.” Both Lagerfeld and Saint Laurent were visionaries in the business,tried to […]
Read MoreCover of Ragtime Ragtime Written by E.L. Doctorow In addition to Mountains Beyond Mountains and Interpreter of Maladies, Ragtime is another novel I will be studying sometime this year. I refuse to keep reading it. It’s infuriatingly boring to be quite honest. There’s random sexual imagery that can’t save this historical fiction from its inevitable […]
Read MoreShanghai Girls (2009)Written by Lisa See I have always loved Asian culture. It’s probably because I’m Asian… and I have no idea what its like there so I look to books to grasp some idea of where I come from. I’m not of Chinese descent like Lisa See. In fact, she’s only eighth Chinese, barely […]
Read MoreImage via Wikipedia Interpreter of Maladies (1999)Written by Jhumpa Lahiri Lahiri describes different lives of Indians who live in the home country and those who immigrated and deal with the sense of belonging to both India and America. Each story presents real life situations–divorce, disease, discovery– that makes it easy for the reader to relate […]
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