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My thoughts on Boston’s infamous Public Transit
Feature photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash Tuesday, 12:53 p.m. Jogging across the pedestrian crossing to Malden Center station, I hurriedly swipe a few commands into my phone to pull open the MBTA schedule. The app says that the inbound train is due to depart in 48 seconds. …
[Video] Wuhan residents expresses hope for return of a bustling Wuhan
Two Wuhan residents, Tony Wang and Ziyi Wu, spoke out about their situation being stuck in the center of the coronavirus. They expressed fear, boredom, hope for the end of the epidemic and the return of the once bustling city of Wuhan. Video by Yushu…
At the epicenter of the coronavirus: A mix of fear and boredom
The Spring Festival has always been the biggest holiday and the happiest time of year in China , when families reunite and friends get together. The city of Wuhan, the most populous city in Central China, is supposed to be the most lively these …
Valentine’s Day with a Valentine Thousands of Miles Away
Featured photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash I have never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day. It’s not quite an important holiday in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where I come from. But spending the day all by myself this year while America celebrates the joy of love, it’s inevitable…
3 actions to take to avoid being a scam victim this tax season
With the tax season of April coming close, my voicemail is inundated with messages asking me to call them back so they can help me, among other things, pay my overdue tax to the IRS and offset my enormous credit card debts to avoid having…
Say “Happy Lunar New Year” for a more inclusive holiday greeting
Welcome to the Year of the Rat! Chinese New Year is considerably the most important holiday in China. The celebration date differs every year because it is observed based on the Lunar calendar. In 2020, the holiday begins on January 25 and marks the start…
Celebrating Chinese New Year away from home
Feature photo by Carl Ibale on Unsplash. If you’ve been to Chinatown recently, you might have noticed a variety of bright red and gold decorations adorning the streets. That is because tomorrow, Feb. 25, is Chinese New Year, one of several Lunar New Years celebrated throughout Asia. Most…
Growing up Taiwanese in a Chinese sea
Feature photo by Remi Yuan on Unsplash As someone from Taiwan, I’ve always had mixed feelings toward China. I had worked in Shanghai, China, for two years when met a lot of great people whom I became close friends with, just like those close, wonderful friendships you build…
We changed our name from Foreign Observer to Global Observer. Here’s why
Welcome to the newly renamed Global Observer. Our name was originally Foreign Observer. Yet less than a month after launching, the name of our internationally-themed, student-run publication ran into pushback. Here’s why: over the past few decades, the word “foreign” has gained a negative connotation,…
A food recipe to relieve homesickness abroad
“Leaving home and coming to a new city is not an easy task.” People told me this before going abroad but I couldn’t agree enough until now. For a girl coming from Guayaquil, Ecuador like me, this task meant searching for a nice apartment, buying…
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