Asia

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    Wait, what day is today?

    [Singapore, Singapore] Upon arriving in Singapore around 3 am local time today, we stood in the lobby of our hotel, desperately trying to determine what “tomorrow” meant – Monday, May 15th, Tuesday, May 16th or Wednesday, May 17th? We had traveled through so many time zones that “yesterday” and “tomorrow” had become meaningless and induced…

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    Off we go!!!!

    [Los Angeles, CA] After much packing and re-packing and transferring items between check-in and carry-on luggage, I finally got it all straight late last night. After all the trouble I went through to comply with Singapore Airlines’ checked-in luggage guidelines, I was relieved and even a little bit perturbed to see other travelers hauling around…

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    The Packing List That Never Ends

    [Los Angeles, CA] As part of my MBA program at Loyola Marymount University,  I am taking a class that involves a year-long research project and culminates in a three-week trip abroad. My team, Seal Team 8 (a nod to our professor’s name, Dr. Kala Seal) has chosen mobile payments as our topic. We are about to finalize our research…