Linda Chen
2020 books and thoughts (1/2)
I came back to Vancouver from Brazil in Nov 2019. Because of my experience in Brazil, I couldn't stop thinking about social issues. Why...
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Collection of stories - Brazil
I did two things the day after I arrived in Brazil. I went to find a hummus place and went to find a gym. I had zero, literally zero...
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Leaving My company YouGreen
1. Cheated "Don't you feel like being cheated on?" My therapist asked me. "Cheated? I never thought of it this way." I just told my...
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People Series - Rafael
For some reasons, I always thought Rafa looked like an Italian. Maybe it was because of his dark curly hair and a strong facial feature....
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People Series - Bernardo
Bernardo is our newly appointed CFO and the go-to guy for many things in the company because he has worked at YouGreen for 5 years. On...
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8 days left. Jan. 25th 2019
I'm planning the rest of my days left in Vancouver on the airplane from Taipei back to Vancouver. I got 8 days left. I plan to spend 3...
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A trip back home
Niko once told us that, the person who he would probably missed the most in Pune, India was the waiter at the Shisha bar which Aman and...
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How Far is Brazil?
How far is Brazil? If you ask any ordinary people in North America, they would say it is on the other side of the equator, just below us....
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Commencement: Where I will be going next
1) Almost 2 years ago, Winter Location: Cafeteria of King's of Western University, London, Ontario. "I think I have found out my passion....
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Argentina 2
I did not write about Buenos Aires in my last post because I think if I was going to talk about Buenos Aires, I am basically talking...
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Argentina 1
1. What color is Argentina? I think glacier blue. I often like to remember every city in colors. For example, Vancouver is blue to me;...
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To Connie
Dear Connie, I have just received your postcard, the one that you hand-draw by yourself. The doorman had it in his hand, ready to give it...
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Inca Trail
If I could speak the language of the trees, what would they say to me? Would they tell me how the 9th Inca King, Viracocha, established...
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Mom
Mama told me today, backache has been bugging her for two months. It was the first time in my life, I felt sorry, that I'm not by her...
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Carnival
If you say life is a game, life must be a game of 1-2-3 Red light in Brazil. Normal daily life turns into statues when Carnival yells:...
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Brazil: I am from the slums
We were told to wear long jeans in São Paulo's 35-degree weather without an explanation. It was not until halfway through the class the...
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Israel: he who strives with God
I can’t image 16 days have passed just like that and I sincerely feel really sad about leaving this country. I don’t know how to write...
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Petra - on the day of forty-four sunsets
My tour guide Ahmed hated being my tour guide. He hated so much that on the last day, he refused my request to go to the little Petra. I...
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China through Linda's eyes -- Part 2
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY? Many people from other countries have never heard of Tsinghua University. Therefore, to make things simpler, I often...
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China through Linda's eyes -- Part 1
Homesick for Canada started in mid-October, when the leaves started to turn brown, when it was the time for Canadian Thanksgiving, and...
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