by Maya Kraidy | Aug 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Happy August! I’ve now been in the Philippines for just under a week. Since all of my interviews are scheduled for this upcoming week, I’ve taken the past few days to acquaint myself with my new surroundings, focus on my writing, and organize my ever-growing photo...
by Maya Kraidy | Jul 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hello everyone! My second (and last) week in Singapore was full of trying not to get lost, trying not to sweat, and trying to understand languages I don’t speak. I spent a few days walking around more of Singapore’s cultural nodes like Arab Street and Haji Lane as...
by Maya Kraidy | Jul 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
It is only my fifth full day in Singapore and there’s already so much to say! After Wales, South Africa, and now Singapore, left-hand traffic rules have almost become second nature to me. It wouldn’t feel morally right to create a blog post about Singapore and not...
by Maya Kraidy | Jul 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Language is always there in the background, quietly shaping space and movement, whether people talk about it directly or not. During my first interview, I learned that Ditsong Museums (operating across Pretoria and Johannesburg) have an official language policy...
by Maya Kraidy | Jul 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hello from Qatar! It’s been a while since my last post – I wanted to get one uploaded before leaving South Africa but interviews, exploring, and packing for this 22-hour journey (of which I’m currently in the middle) caught up to me. I’m writing this blog post...