Singapore: Day 52

Today is the beginning of the last week of the program. I started off my day at work with breakfast at Chinatown. I bumped into Nelson on my way to the MRT, and he recommended that I try a pork bun stall at Chinatown. I had the kway teow bakso soup and a long bean with meat pancake afterwards. I've been eating more lately so I could try as many foods as I can before I leave Singapore (a strange thought, leaving).

Kway teow bakso soup

Long bean with meat pancake

After I quickly ate, I went into lab and picked up my project. Because I had a large breakfast, I was not hungry and continued working past lunch. Later during the day, I was hungry and went to the Kopitiam for popiah. I talked to the chef and he asked if I was going to come back to Singapore to work. This has been a growing thought lately, going abroad for work. My study abroad in Singapore has only opened my eyes to what is possible. The world is so large, and I want to experience more of this international culture.

Laney and James had dinner with their coworkers, so Angelo, Nicole, Emily, and I remained to make dinner plans. However, both Angelo and I were running late, and plans fell through. Instead, I went to Just Acia for dinner. It is unbelievable the number of times I've been here (both with Emily and by myself), but this restaurant holds so many memories. It is the place I go to to heal wounds and find quiet space. I ordered the dory fish ramen in tomato soup.

Dory fish ramen in tomato soup

Afterwards, I returned to my room in PGP and continued working into the night. I felt like I was falling apart, because I was behind in my blog and Reach the World as well as in the ISF class. I also haven't been able to work with SASE often enough this summer due to my busy schedule, and I was unsure of the status of my applications. Too much to do, too much to worry about!