Posts by Cassidy Ngo

If you know me, you know I absolutely love music. I’ve grown up on music—my mom plays the traditional Vietnamese đàn tranh, and she went to music school and even…

I didn’t mean for my blog posts to be about horror for two weeks in a row (see last week’s entry, Campus Critters, for context), but I just recently watched…

Everyone always judges me for this, but I truly, genuinely have a crippling fear of the critters roaming around campus. From squirrels to pigeons to mice, I try to avoid…

How was everyone’s spring break? Mine was quite eventful, but relaxing. Definitely well-needed, if anything. Even though I live really close to campus, it was still great to spend time…

It’s midterm season and I am, quite frankly, exhausted. Albeit I only had one exam, but it was in my worst class and it covered a lot of difficult material.…

The Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show was this past Sunday and it was SUCH a fun experience! I was part of the fan dance and the fashion show and I…

I am obsessed with Wordle. And pretty much everyone else is too. If you haven’t tried the game, the rules basically go as such: each day, there is a particular…

Unpopular opinion, but Steast is way better than IV. Sure, IV is bigger, more modern-looking, and has plenty more food options, but there’s something cozy about Steast (if you can…

I did something really out of character this semester, which was sign up for the fan dance for VSA’s 2022 Culture Show! Now, I really don’t dance (cue High School…

Chúc mừng năm mới! Happy lunar new year! A big part of new years (Tết) is of course the food, so I’d like to share some of my favorite Vietnamese…