School Life

  • Boxing practice at my boarding house

    August 18, 2026 A few months ago at my boarding house. Continue reading

  • Becoming an Artist — Desperately!

    May 29, 2025 I was struggling to earn good grades in Art class. I already missed out on a good mark for the abstract drawing, and the only exam left was an in-class self-portrait assignment. Drawing faces isn’t really my thing, and I decided to practice hard for weeks to improve. Here’s a timeline of… Continue reading

  • YouTube

    March 15, 2025 My school sometimes films select students to post on YouTube and such. I was asked to get a video about my daily life at school, my extracurricular activities (basketball and robotics), and life in the boarding house. It was uploaded to YouTube Shorts about two months ago. I checked today and saw… Continue reading

  • Winter camp

    February 22, 2025 A week-long winter camp at my school begins today. I packed my bag early and went to downtown Geneva yesterday to buy a few things. Among them was the book Why Nations Fail, which I plan to read when I find the time. The winter camp will be held in Crans-Montana in… Continue reading

  • Wrapping up the first semester

    December 31, 2024 The results of my first semester in the new school: Continue reading

  • Solitude

    October 28, 2024 Yesterday, I returned to the boarding house, and solitude settled around me already. They say there’s no place like home, and it’s true. I miss the Autumn breaks already. I hope the winter break comes quickly Continue reading

  • Nationalities of my friends (update)

    October 26, 2024 At the airport, I counted the nationalities of my friends and teachers that I met in my school so far. France, China, United States of America, Spain, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, Ireland, India, Brazil, Iran, Turkey, Italy, Uzbekistan, Germany, Lithuania, Romania, South Africa, Syria, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Russia, South Korea, Poland, United Kingdom,… Continue reading

  • Sweet Autumn Break

    October 26, 2024 A two-week autumn break was a savior from all my exams and assignments. My new school has an Autumn and Spring break as well as the winter and summer. I just had my first one in Seoul, and now I am already at the airport to take my flight to Geneva. Summary… Continue reading

  • Living in the boarding house

    August 25, 2024 I started to live in the boarding house since August 19 (Monday). My parents came to Switzerland with me, but they left today. Now, I need to learn how to live alone in this county. New language, new school, new people, new country. My odyssey began! Continue reading

  • Countries of my new friends in the new school

    France, China, United States of America, Spain, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, … (7+ so far). Goal: 50 in 2024 Continue reading