A day of relaxation on some of Singapore’s most popular beaches! So yesterday (2/20) was our free day here in Singapore. A few of us had been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to explore the popularContinue reading
Category: Singapore – 2010
Scarred for life followed by spiritual cleansing- February 21st
As tradition dictates much of the culture of Singapore, on Sunday February 21 we went down to an extremely traditional ‘wet market’ in Chinatown. From spices to fish to whole chickens and ducks hanging fromContinue reading
We Meet the Nicest People- Thursday February 25
Meet and Greet with NUS masters students The National University of Singapore has a similar program to the masters program the Nicolas School offers at Duke. Today we spent the morning having tea with NUSContinue reading
Much to do in MacRitchie
A long day of hiking and monkeys 2/22/10 It was onwards to MacRitchie Reservoir for what was probably a 16-ish km hike. It was a hot day, which is basically what it’s like every dayContinue reading
Mandai Mangroves!
The muddy night of Feb 18th At the time of this writing it is around 3 days till our trip in S’pore is over; it came and went like an awesome whirlwind. Still, I thinkContinue reading
Are you there God?
The temple walk 2/20 To take a step away from the biology and towards the anthropology, Dr. Orbach led a pretty fascinating temple walk. There was chanting in Buddhist temples, burnings and offerings in TaoistContinue reading
Not-so-secret Garden
The Botanical Gardens 2/22 Well first it’s worth mentioning that we had an amazing lunch at Samy’s. We had a sampler course that featured a LOT of spicy and delicious food served on banana leaves.Continue reading
Free Day: 2/15/10
Description of the day’s activities while most of Singapore was shut down for Chinese New Year Today was a free day – probably because the city was mostly shut down for New Year. Annabelle (CEMContinue reading
Check out Chek Jawa!
A bad pun to describe an amazing wetland habitat! You know, this course really feels like a study abroad program. In a way it is, just not long enough to be considered one (Study AbroadContinue reading
A (Chinese) New Year and Tiger Beer
A bit more on CNY I really do enjoy blogging but (bear with me reader) I want to apologize in advance if my posts ever seem delusional. On one hand, I try very hard toContinue reading