Hong Kong is a subtropical climate, which means that from May to September, the climate is super humid and rainy and hot. Right now though, we are still in the winter period, which is comparatively mild and dry. However, with climate change, the cold fronts have broken new records in temperature, and the severity and […]
Month: February 2025
2. Water of Leith
This seems silly, but being abroad has made me realize that there’s over 8 billion simultaneous experiences in an endless number of places; this came after basking in the sunshine on a particularly nice day in Dunedin, and remembering that back home in Wellesley, the lake has frozen over. I read Michelle Maheu’s email about […]
Spring Rain In Rabat
It rained this morning, and on and off last night. At breakfast my host mom warned me about the cold, but the rain felt warm and light from a Midwestern perspective. By now, around lunch time, the garden is dry except for a couple puddles in the gutters in the shade and a bit of […]
Musing on London Weather and a Moment with Ravens!
If there’s one thing I’ve come to have truly mixed feelings about in London, it’s the climate. In autumn, London was quite temperate, though typically overcast, with only the occasional rainfall. I remember thinking to myself that people were exaggerating when they warned me about the weather; for the first few months of my time […]
(Spanish) home away from home?
Aquí estoy! (sorry!) I finally arrived yesterday at my homestay in Córdoba, Andalucía, in the south of Spain. We’ve been travelling around Andalucía as a program for the past two weeks, and while it’s been delightful, I am so happy to be settled enough in a place that I can start to acclimate myself and […]
Sick Birch! Familiarly Unfamiliar Andalucia
How glad I am to be in Cordoba at last! Today is only my third day here, but already I feel a fondness for the city’s cobblestone streets and Moorish architecture. We spent the past two weeks traversing Andalucia, roaming quaint streets, watching flamenco shows, wine tasting, etc. in a fun albeit tiring tour of […]
A Misunderstood Bird: the Hooded Crow
Overview of my living situation: I currently live in a green living and learning community (LLC), surrounded by people interested in the environment academically or just for fun. This means five minute automatic timed showers, eight different recycling bins, and mandatory “environmentally conscious” apartment activities every Tuesday night. I chose this place initially due to […]
Pigeons and “Pidges”
It rained pretty heavily here this morning, and though the rain has stopped now, there’s still a light sheen of water over the stone and grass at my sit spot. I’ve been appreciating the beauty of rainy days much more lately—the rain makes the cobblestones and spires glow, and at night the warm lamplight makes […]
Aix-en-Provence? More like Aix-en-Pro-vent
I could not help myself with this title, vent of course is the French word for wind. In the past couple of days, it has been quite breezy here in Aix despite a stretch of lovely, sunny days appearing a bit more frequently. Apparently, Aix tends to have 300 days of sunshine per year which […]
Welcoming the newness of mountains and new flora and fauna in St. Augustine
My sit spot was the first place I found upon my arrival in St. Augustine in Trinidad. It a bench on the back courtyard of the residence hall where my room faces. This courtyard faces the north side of the town I’m in, and in the distance I can see 2 main mountains off into […]