by Lee Mook “Ni gan mao le! Chuan ba! Chuan ba!” – Before a couple of days ago, I had never been forcibly clothed by a Chinese grandmother. Now, I can no longer say that. Because I am, in effect, … Read more

by Lee Mook “And do not even think about touching the cute kittens! Just remember cute kittens = rabies when in China!” I have been to China before last summer, so I thought I had a good idea about what … Read more

by Lee Mook I finished my work on the solar ovens. I was able to fix five ovens in five days, but only because I had such a great team! Each part of the team had a task to complete … Read more

by Lee Mook The following post is from Lee Mook, a 2014 Global Gap Year Fellow. UNC’s Global Gap Year Fellowship is housed in and staffed by the Campus Y. Find out more about the fellowship on our GGYF Facebook … Read more

by Lee Mook There is this moment of sheer bliss when one finishes his/her pre-departure to-do list, and there are no more clothes to pack, prescriptions to fill, or bags to be weighed. I leave for the first part of … Read more

“You haven’t heard of Mipso! You are from Chapel Hill and you haven’t heard of Mipso! You are kidding, right?” In the sphere of UNC it must be a very serious crime not to know about the Chapel Hill born … Read more