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
First Day and Chinese New Year’s Eve
Getting acquainted with Singapore and experiencing the energy in Chinatown on New Year’s Eve. After getting in at 2:30am, we all met up for lunch around the corner at the Cheese prata shop. I hadContinue reading