Tammy's WRIT340 Blog

  I think there are many things in the world that can be improved whether it’s unequal access to education and healthcare or more local problems like food insecurity and homelessness in LA. However, a lot of these seem unachievable given the scale of the problem. One way to make the world a better place that can start from ourselves is to become more conscious consumers. Consumerism is a big part of our lives nowadays, for example I can buy just about anything off of Amazon within one tap and have it arrive on my doorstep within a day. However many of us, myself included, turn a blind eye on Amazon as a company and their problems such as the poor treatment of their workers or their environmental impact.  Another similar instance is Halloween shopping. Thanks to fast fashion, it’s easy to fall into the mindset of “it doesn’t matter if I only get one wear out of it because it was so cheap, I can throw it away after.” This mindset neglects the environmental impact of how lon...

Every semester, there are a couple of exchange students that come to USC from Thailand. For the students that come in Fall, I always tell them that they made the right choice of coming to USC in fall.  I tend to enjoy fall semester more than spring semesters because there is usually a lot more to do. For division I schools like USC, there are tailgates and football games every other week. This is an experience unique to American colleges that you don't see in colleges in other countries. USC is also one of the most un-apologetically proud student and alumni network. Students can also experience other holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. For us students coming from tropical countries, we only see two types of weather: hot and rain. Although LA may not have the full four weather spectrum, we still get a taste of summer, fall, and a little bit of winter. Temperature wise, it is quite an easy transition since LA stays warm pretty much up until October. Surprisingly, the biggest ...