Finding Familiarity

By Nissa Berle ‘24, Taigu Fellow

On my flight to Bangkok last December to meet up with my cohort, I was served a lunch of spaghetti and beef. The meal came with a wooden fork, and one would think that using any utensil would be like riding a bike… untrue, at least for me. In my four months living in Taigu, I apparently became so accustom to chopsticks, my fork skills have become rusty. My time away from Taigu during our winter break travels has helped me realize how familiar I’ve become with Taigu, sometimes in small ways I hadn’t expected.