Singapore

Well here we go. I have decided to finally enter the blogosphere! I figure I waste enough time on the interwebs, maybe it would be a good idea to put that time to something semi-productive. Plus I have a lot of family and friends that want updates on what is going on in my life and travels…and let’s be honest…this is probably the easiest way.

            So I am currently in Singapore on a study exchange program through BYU and NUS (National University of Singapore.) We are working on a product design project. Let’s see…well the flight here took forever. I am so over long flights, like the ones where by time I get off I have a good growth of facial scruff. Neither my rear end nor the airplane seats have enough cushion for 20+ hour flights. We have been kept pretty busy with school. On the first day we divided into groups and I am going to have to say I definitely got into the best one. We decided after class that we would go into the main part of the city and have some team get to know you time. One of the guys from NUS – Hitesh got us onto the observation deck of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.

 

AMAZING. This place was legit and a perfect way to end our first day in Singapore. I am not going to lie, I was half expecting to run into George Clooney the whole night…it is that classy of a place. Google it. You will see for yourself. Well the weekend finally came and we decided to go to Sentosa Island, which is also the southernmost point of continental Asia.

 They have a little resort park there. It was so pretty and the water was the perfect temp. After we finished up there the student from NUS we were with took us to china town (he is Chinese – so a legit guide to the area) and showed us around…he took us to this sweet restaurant. It was tucked away and you could tell that it was definitely not a tourist place at all. It was entirely filled with just Chinese people…with us three BYU students tossed into the mix. Love being the minority. Food – SO GOOD. For those who know me, you know how much I love to eat, and this did not disappoint…unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures…it didn’t seem like the type of place you just pull out a camera and start snapping away. Well I figure this is a good place to stop for my first post. I will try to keep up on this fairly regularly. Until next time, out.