Far From Perfect
‘How are you?’ has been a question that I’ve found difficult to answer, even when it comes to replying friends and family from back home. Here’s my unedited answer to that.
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Goodbye Göttingen, Hello Paderborn
So if you didn’t know, my summer - and life in general here - didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to. As if the logistics of moving to another city wasn’t stressful enough, I also had to process my emotions surrounding the big move.
Read MoreThe Digital Semester as a First Year Student
Hey everyone, it’s been a while! A lot has happened since my last post. So to begin unpacking emotionally, here’s an update regarding my studies here in Germany.
Read More1 Year in Germany
I’ve been having more than enough time to reflect on this first year living overseas. Moments of nostalgia have swept over me, as I looked back at my journey, emotional and otherwise, that has gone by in the blink of an eye.
Read More2019: Every Failure can be a Blessing
The nearing end of 2019, as well as another decade, has been bringing about much retrospection. For me, it has especially been about one aspect of life, namely failure.
Read MoreMoving to Germany: Things to Get Used to
So I’ve been living in Göttingen for a little more than six months now. Though I’ve mostly adjusted to the life here, it was not (and still isn’t) easy to transition into a different lifestyle from the one I knew. Besides the initial language barrier and chilly mornings, here are some other things you’d have to get used to when living here.
Read MoreGerman Artistes You Should Check Out
When people think of Germany, what often comes to mind is beer, sausages and football. But there’s so much more to the country than that. With cover bands being the minority here unlike Singapore, the numerous music venues littered across Germany together form not only a fulfilling circuit for overseas acts to tour, but also opportunities for a whole slew of local indie acts to organically grow their fan bases.
Though I’m sure that I’ve only just begun to scratch the surface, here are some of the amazing German acts I’ve discovered through my travels and Spotify:
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