Ellie's New Spotify Playlist

音乐和中秋节 Since we're entering the autumn season, I thought it would only be appropriate to write about 中秋节, The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated in Chinese culture. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival that is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in the lunar calendar. This year, it is on the 29th of September (which is in a few days!). Also known as the Moon Festival, this festival always falls on the day of a full moon and marks the end of the autumn harvest. It is a time to celebrate unity and reunion.  During the Mid-Autumn Festival, we decorate our houses in red and gold with lanterns, moon paintings/prints, and boxes of mooncakes. Mooncakes are always one of my favorite things about this festival (my parents and I even get them year-round). They are a type of pastry that is filled with a sweet red-bean paste and their round shape symbolizes family reunion. At night, the Chinese participate in many various actitivites such as moonlit walks, making and lighting ...

About me! Hi everyone!! My name is Ellie Lim and I'm from Delaware, Ohio. I am currently a freshman at Converse University, where I am double-majoring in biology and psychology on a Pre-Med track and playing for the women's golf team. I am a first-born American in my Singaporean family and I'm a major travel girly. Today (9/2) is also my 18th birthday! My musical experience: I've played the piano since I was 5, but had to stop lessons earlier this year due to my moving to college. I love/loved my experience and connection with piano and hope to keep up the skill. I also played the violin for a few years in my school's orchestra and took private lessons for a year but lost interest in it after 8th grade.  I'm definitely a big lover of music and would like to share my own opinions and taste of it! 1. Something I like right now: Recently, I've found myself enjoying K-pop music. I have a Spotify playlist that I continue to fill with songs I discover from social ...