By Erin D'Amelio During the final week of March, all schools in Malaysia celebrated their first holiday break, so, to take full advantage of the free schedule and ease of travel, I spent my week with two fellow ETAs, Kerry and Ashley visiting the countries of Laos and Cambodia. For this article and the next, [...]
America On Wheels Museum will celebrate its sixth anniversary during the weekend of April 12 and 13. A variety of activities will be ongoing all weekend. A special celebration called Born Again at 50 will highlight the 50th Anniversary of Mustang. Our newest arrival is the Iacocca Mustang, number 38 of 45. Each Iacocca Mustang [...]
By Erin D'Amelio I was in KL for the weekend staying with a friend when the news broke. The television was already on when I walked downstairs for breakfast, the words “MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT” tickering along the bottom of its screen. The BBC news anchor calmly informed us of what she knew, what the [...]
By Erin D'Amelio I grew increasingly jealous of my roommate when I walked into my school’s office during my first month here in Budu. Every time I passed through the doors, a package smugly sat upon the mail. And for me? Nothing. Not even a letter. Everyone knows about culture shock and its trajectory. Usually [...]
A New Exhibition at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts The “Adopt an Object” exhibition at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts will allow the public a chance to see items from all five of Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites collections. Objects from the collections of the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, Burnside Plantation, Moravian [...]
Bananagrams is a huge hit By Erin D'Amelio There are certain aspects of my daily life that I’m starting to take for granted, like the way the mist coils around the hills surrounding my school in the morning, even as the sun begins to desiccate the ground below. Or the laughter of my [...]
The Perfect Island! I scoop up some peanut sauce and chicken, my technique of using both a fork and spoon to tear apart the meat improving every day, and stare at the computer. What to do, I thought, what to do? I could plan for tomorrow, though the success of my most recent [...]
When in Malaysia. That phrase has become my “YOLO” for this trip, added only recently after the past two consistently unpredictable weekends that I’ve had here in Benta. This most recent weekend was perhaps the most hodgepodge-y: I found myself watching an international motocross competition, attending a Chinese New Year feast, and crashing a Hindu [...]
Inspirational phrase found in SMK Panglima Garang classroom While on my connection flight to Hong Kong, I had a conversation with a fellow ETA Taha about the roles we play and how we define ourselves. Besides being an abnormally philosophical discussion for an airplane, it had me question how I actually define myself. [...]
Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., Easton, PA Museum hours: W – Sat. 10 am – 4 pm, Sun 12 – 4 pm “Classical Visionary: The Artistic Journey of Antonio Salemme,” free with museum admission. Exhibit runs till April 6. Salemme’s sculpture of Ethel Waters and Paul Robeson (1926-27) and painting, “The Lovers” (1980) When [...]
