Towards Wellness:
A personal blog of a Chinese student aboard in the US

Hi! Welcome to my blog!
My name is Yifei Liu, I’m currently a junior student in The Northwest School in Seattle, WA. I am from China, and was aboard in the US for four years already. I loves Asian cultures and psychology. In my free times, I like to read and study about them. In this blog, I will be talking about my personal experiences as an aboard student and be sharing about my psychology notes.

  • Evaluation of Ape Behaviors

    This new quarter, I was engaged in a class called Cognition in the Wild. This class is exciting because it primarily doesn’t have right or wrong answers, but rather focuses on inspiring us to explore the application of cognitive science in real-world settings. In the previous assignment, we were given a few videos of apes,…

  • My Princess Sissy and I

  • After “Trip” to Seattle

    Seattle is where I came from, a place I call home. However, this time, the travel became a “trip” to Seattle, like any kind of trip to a new place. I bought the ticket a month before head, but it’s still later than other friends. I wasn’t originally invited to this trip, it was simply…

  • World of Coca Cola

    – Atlanta, Gorgea, World of Coca-Cola Best advice of all: remember to bring a bottle of water in if you’re really interested in trying out all the 130+ flavors of drinks in the tasting room. The sweetness is killing me.

  • First time to the Cove

    Sunset at the Cove with friends with like-minded people, what could I ask for more? Such a memorable day and moment. BTW, what is that rainbow-like thing?? It was so pretty, and a friend said that it was not a rainbow but something more precious.

  • L’Oreal Brandstorm Final outcome

    Recently, my friend Clement invited me to attend a product design competition hosted by L’Oreal Paris. I had never attended a competition like this before, so this came to be a unique experience for me. I wouldn’t say that I’m gifted in the cosmetic designing area; however, I was lucky that Clement is somehow an…

  • Japan eVisa Application

    I just applied for a Japan visa through the eVisa. It was quite simple, and the website already stated everything that you need during the application process. However, there are two things that I didn’t see mentioned on the page but I faced during my application process. First, when you’ve started the application process, you…

  • Happy New Year from Seattle!!

    Wasn’t able to get to the front of the Space Needle on time when the light show and fireworks started, though it was still a great view from the parking lot. Happy New Year from Seattle! This will start a great year.

  • 2024 had been a great year

    I don’t know why, starting from the beginning of this year, I always thought 2024 would be great. Now that it’s merely the end of the year, I still have this kind of feeling. Though looking back through the year, a lot of things, that seems to be quiet “unfortunate” had happened. January first, I…

  • The Sound and the Fury

    I read this book in Chinese because, for this type of literary work, I think it might be a little too hard for me to “taste” in complete English. It’s a quite interesting book. I wouldn’t call the style of the reading very delicate or astonishing. All the descriptions are simple and straightforward. It just…