Adrienne Ou

I am constantly curious about the world. That curiosity has immersed me in art, literature, social sciences, and mathematics. It has led me to travel. I have ziplined through the ruins of Angkor Wat, parasailed in Thailand, dipped in an onsen in Japan, and traversed across Europe while studying abroad at the University of Cambridge. As Voltaire once wrote, "We must cultivate our garden."

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TRANSLATING THE INIMITABLE

November 03, 2015 by Adrienne Ou in TAIWAN, UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD

Trying to share my favorite Chinese literature is difficult, because the language does not flow evenly. But I try. Featuring: Xu Zhimo's most famous poem, "Saying Farewell to Cambridge."

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November 03, 2015 /Adrienne Ou
中文, chinese, translation
TAIWAN, UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
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"During the monsoon, on my last morning, all this Beethoven and rain." - Michael Ondaatje, Running in the Family