I have 26,682 photos. Isn’t being part of Gen Z just wonderful? I tell myself it’s fine to take a hundred in one go of me posing in various ways because I’ll delete the bad ones later. So there I am, same background, same moody smile, same outfit. A hundred times. 

I was convinced that moving abroad—somewhere new, vibrant, exciting—would finally make me feel fulfilled. After all, when I was in Thailand on exchange, I was happy. When I was back in Auckland? Not so much.

Today I chatted with a 23-year-old cofounder of a $5 million technology startup. We connected on LinkedIn, set up a call, and what was initially planned as a 25-minute slot turned into an engaging hour-and-a-half discussion about careers, entrepreneurship, and mindsets for success.

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During my three-month exchange term at Dartmouth in the fall, I started noticing people wearing handmade-looking rings. When I complimented them, they’d casually say, “Oh, I made it at the jewelry studio.” I added it to my mental bucket list… and promptly forgot about it.

This article will share all my insights about life at Tsinghua, particularly for those of you interested in doing an exchange or language pr

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