Weekend getaways

Sometimes life really needs that little break. Since moving to Europe in 2015, I've travelled to many places whether for a weekend getaway, day trip, a few days, or a week. It has been exciting to travel to Stockholm, Berlin, Amsterdam, Oulu, Prague, Barcelona, Dresden, Innsbruck, Zurich, Geneva, Vevey, Zermatt, and the little random towns. 

Leukerbad Therme, Switzerland May 2015

Sometimes one needs to recharge but doesn't have too much time to take off from work. Weekend getaways are perfect. Day trips, weekend trips, 1/2 day trips.

When I lived in NYC, I would take ski trips up to Vermont using a bus that would pick up at 4 a.m. in Manhattan and then arrive at the mountain by 9 a.m. We'd ski all day then the bus would take us back at around 4 pm followed by Korean bbq or a nice big bowl of Japanese ramen in the city for apres ski. Those were great memories.

Okemo mountain resort, VT

In Singapore, I didn't really take weekends or day trips away. I worked during the weekend so I saved up my vacations to coincide with school holidays and flew further away to recharge. Those jaunts to the UK, Europe, Chiang Mai, Malacca, Bali, Hong Kong, really added up and I had a gold frequent flyer status. The perks of fast track and lounge access alleviated the stress of airports and waiting around for flights.

Chiang Mai, Thailand Dec 2012

Zermatt ski holiday, Switzerland Dec 2013

London, UK July 2013

Copenhagen, Denmark Dec 2013

Berlin for Christmas, Germany Dec 2013

Milano, Italy July 2014

Goodbyes and Hellos

Beautiful Switzerland

School trip to Vevey

I miss these beautiful sunsets

Foggy fall day

How can you not fall in love with the Swiss Alps?

Hidden beauty

The past 6 months flew by with much gusto and fanfare!

It was stressful, hectic, crazy, and filled with interviews, job searching, event management, studying, rehearsing, planning, searching, etc.. an emotional roller coaster to say the least. 

My last semester of my hospitality postgraduate academics is finally done. Its been a couple weeks and I miss my classmates, teachers, and friends in the mountains. They were like family to me. 

I started my internship last week in a new city and new country. Its always a bit anxious to start in a new location. Starting fresh. I am weary and cautious about meeting new people the older I get. Perhaps it is the notion that I don't know if I want to get too attached as I don't know how long I'll be here. Or it could simply be that I've become more introverted as I get older. 

As a Adult Third Culture Kid, I think I am not the only one to feel attachment anxiety when it comes to meeting new people. 

Hellos and Goodbyes this year. 2015 has been a year of learning. I'm curious to see what 2016 brings to me.