Cassie HeinTheNextNormNow that I’m back homeI’ve just finished putting all my stuff back into my closet from coming back from the Philippines and now I have to stuff it all back into…Aug 17, 2018Aug 17, 2018
Cassie HeinTheNextNormComing Full CircleMy final days at IRRI were extremely bittersweet. It felt like finally, after 8 long weeks, I was getting the hang of everything. Things…Aug 14, 2018Aug 14, 2018
Cassie HeinTheNextNormAn 8 weeks worth of workSo what have I actually been doing most days in the Philippines…Aug 9, 2018Aug 9, 2018
Cassie HeinTheNextNormI am what is colloquially known as an ABC: an American Born Chinese.Many of my friends from the office are Caucasian. Any time we travel to a more isolated place where the natives don’t get many visitors …Jul 23, 2018Jul 23, 2018
Cassie HeinTheNextNormLessons from the Dinner Table (and sometimes my dorm room)One of the places you’ll notice the most differences than what it’s like at home is at the dinner table. There are so many foreign part to…Jul 9, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Cassie HeinTheNextNormPics or it didn’t happen!Here are those pictures I promised!Jul 4, 2018Jul 4, 2018
Cassie HeinTheNextNormHead Bean in the PhilippinesBefore leaving for the Philippines for 8 weeks I requested to eat something uniquely Texan. So for lunch I was taken to a BBQ place —…Jun 17, 20185Jun 17, 20185