Vivienne Yang

This alarm sound is used in the US as amber alert which also scared the 💀 out of me whenever it went off!

EP 5 | Things I wish I knew before moving to the U.S. Is it worth it to spend 10K, 20K, even 1 million dollars on getting a visa?

my first summer in Taiwan in 8 years

EP 4 | Things I wish I knew before moving to the U.S. Cognitive biases are common, especially during big life transitions and decision making moments!

EP 3 | Things I wish I knew before moving to the U.S. If I had known pop culture has always been controlled by people with power and money 😅 Don’t get fooled by the art, music, movies, or pop culture from a country. Always research what it’s like to live there as *someone who looks like you*. If you’re a petite Asian woman, your experience in a country will be wildly different from a tall white man. Always research the culture and the system.

Please please please reach out to healthcare professionals or trusted loved ones when you are struggling! Resources: https://reasonstostay.org/ https://988lifeline.org/ https://www.peptoc.org/hotline I understand the despair and exhaustion and the feeling that things will never get better. I felt that way for months when my visa didn't work out even though I am privileged to be born in a developed country with a family to go home to. Please talk to someone IRL! Stay away from the internet. Your value is not defined by a job, a piece of paper, or a stamp in your passport. Know your value. Don't let the bastards grind you down.