Mid-march, spring brings along warm weather, up 20 degrees Celsius, or about 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Flowers buds are occasionally spotted, sprinkled across naked tree branches. A blanked of grey covers the campus. I try to …
Tammy Tian
Making use of the time at Tsinghua
To best utilize time at Tsinghua, don’t focus on the courses here. Using UW Madison as a standard, the coursework at Tsinghua doesn’t come to par. It’s the connections with the people in Beijing, in …
Day Two of Celebrating the Holidays in Beijing
The holidays in Beijing have begun. We call it Chinese New Year’s, Lunar New Year in the States. China it’s the Spring Festival or simply New Years. Traditionally, it’s a two-week long celebration, running from …
A Typical School Day for Me in Tsinghua
Here is a typical day for me Monday through Wednesday. I cut classes every once and a while for my journalism projects. I usually tell my professors about a week in advance. They’re understanding and …
Pengyous of Beijing
Study Abroad Correspondent Tammy Tian also interns at “Project Pengyou.” She has collected photos and stories from people in Beijing in a Humans of New York-inspired series. These stories were originally published at projectpengyou.org. “I …
Being Lectured in Tsinghua
On Oct 21 it was the first day that felt like autumn in Beijing – air crisp, leaves yellow, hands dry, cheeks rosy, jackets on. Elaine Chao, former U.S. secretary of labor was revisiting Tsinghua …
The Backdoor to a Master’s Degree
I’m not a very conventional person. Part of the reason why is because it’s fun, but most of it is because I don’t know the proper way to do things. Unconventional is my life in …
How to eat noodles like a Guangzhouvian
Guangzhouvian: [ˈɡwɑŋˈdʒo: vɪrn] A person from Guangzhou Guangzhouvians admire food. For them, there is a process to eating and drinking tea that is slowly fading away. But fear not! I found some locals that still …
Net Café > Net Bar
网吧 （ｗǎｎｇ ｂā）： Internet Bar 网咖 （ｗǎｎｇ ｋā）: Internet Café The last time I met my cousin Fran, we found out that we both played League of Legends, a popular online game in the states and China. We had …
The Wonders of Tiananmen and September Third
My cousin, Korina, flew into Beijing a couple days ago. When I was in elementary School, I went to her house just about every weekend. She will be studying in Beijing for a semester. My …