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Mary Bechtol

Already Anticipating Reverse Culture Shock

Posted on February 20, 2012

Lu Laoshi had the first of his lectures this semester and it was on Intercultural Communication. Honestly speaking the first time I heard this term I thought it was going to be someone clearly stating …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned StudentTagged China intercultural communication, IAP, Mary Bechtol, reverse culture shock, study abroad

New Hair, New CIEE, New Internship, Final Semester

Posted on February 20, 2012

With about a week before the new CIEE kids got here, I decided to switch up the hair from my orange/blonde extremely unnatural cheesy (as in it actually looked like I had Mac’n’cheese powder in …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned StudentTagged china, CIEE, IAP, JUMP!, learning Chinese, Mary Bechtol, new semester, study abroad

Dinner With the Chinese Version of My Family

Posted on February 20, 2012

I met a really nice Chinese student during the Government and Politics forum our class had last semester with Beijing Foreign Studies University. Just recently she invited me to her house for lunch and to …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned StudentTagged china, family, IAP, Mary Bechtol, study abroad

Year of the Dragon!!!!!! …. Wait Where Did Everybody Go?

Posted on February 20, 2012

One would think that a city of millions of people wouldn’t be able to clear out in a few days. To all the non-believers: IT CAN HAPPEN.  My family left on the 18th of January …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned Student, UncategorizedTagged china, Chinese New Yeark, fireworks, IAP, Mary Bechtol, study abroad

The Bechtol’s in Beijing!

Posted on February 20, 2012

During my heinous 31 hour train experience I often visualized the moment when I would see my family coming out of the airport gates and arriving in the flesh here in China. Knowing my family …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned StudentTagged Beijing, china, family visit, IAP, Mary Bechtol, stuady aborad

Harbin: the Closest We Ever Got to Narnia

Posted on February 20, 2012

Well it turns out all I needed to buy the train tickets to Harbin was my student ID number!  In order to stay at a hostel or hotel here in China you have to present …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned StudentTagged china, food poisoning, Harbin, Harbin ice and snow festival, IAP, Mary Bechtol, study abroad, tiger park

Never Thought I’d Call It Home

Posted on February 20, 2012

After a two week long journey to Innter Mongolia, Gansu, and Xinjiang, and going directly from the train station to a Christmas Even dinner at my friend Gabi’s amazing house I got back to my …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned StudentTagged china, Mary Bechtol, study abroad, travel

Oh, the things I’ve seen

Posted on October 17, 2011

I don’t really remember what I thought of China before I actually came here. I know in America we think of Chinese food, chopsticks, the Olympics, and the Great Wall, but daily life in China …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned Student

How do I memorize all this?

Posted on September 29, 2011

I have officially settled in to my dorm and tried to settle in my new life.  Class started last week and we also just chose our electives so tomorrow (Monday, September 19) will be my …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned Student1 Comment

Sorry for the wait…

Posted on September 29, 2011

你好大家!(Hello everyone!)  I greatly apologize for this taking such a long time to post.  After about 27 hours of non-stop traveling, limited Internet service, and lots of orientation, it has been a bit of a …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary Bechtol, Returned Student1 Comment
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