Alright, I’m going to preface this post by saying I’ve never ever felt afraid or threatened while traveling in China. But I have felt uncomfortable. And I have felt awkward. And I definitely have been …
summer internship
The Chengdu Checklist
After I received my internship offer from the United States Consulate in Chengdu, I immediately started googling. Mostly, I just didn’t recognize the city, and needed to figure out where it was. When I found …
One Week To Go
Less than ONE week. I can’t believe I’m going to be on a plane back to America in about five days. There were times where it felt like this moment would never come. You know …
On Sichuan Cuisine
You may had heard of Sichuanese cuisine, or szechuan… which is an older translations of 四川. You may have even ordered the infamous Kung-pao Chicken from your favorite take-out place (which is actually pronounced gong-bao …
Whirlwind Weeks
Hello everyone! Sorry for the long gap between posts… I’m finally settling into my internship and beginning to really dig into a couple of projects (more on that soon!) For now, I will try to …
One of Those Days
Today, I woke up at 5 am to get to work early and watch the sad US-Portugal game, I then spent the rest of my morning becoming incredibly homesick as I was building a power …
Impressions of Chengdu
I’m just going to jot off a quick post today! I’m in the middle of a slew of projects for my internships, a pile of homework, and reading a book for our intern/ Political office …