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Laura Grulke

The Thing About Believing in Time

Posted on June 27, 2016

I feel like a lot has changed in a month. I try not to be cheeky when writing those words— like duh, yeah, a lot has changed with my education, experiences, and points of view. …

Posted in Asia, China, Laura Grulke, Summer 2016Tagged china, Intensive Chinese, Laura Grulke, study abroad, summer abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison

The Sore Thumb

Posted on June 14, 2016

As privileged as this may sound, it is really strange to feel like an outsider. I’ve spent my entire life as a white, cis gendered American who grew up in a rural area in Wisconsin— …

Posted in Asia, China, Laura Grulke, Summer 2016Tagged china, International Academic Programs, Laura Grulke, summer study abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison

Point and Shoot Man. Point. And. Shoot

Posted on June 6, 2016

Food: the great end-all be-all. The button to your coat. The hinge to your door. The joint to your…. knee? For those who know me, you know I’m closing my left eye, curling the left …

Posted in Asia, China, Laura Grulke, Summer 2016Tagged china, food, International Academic Programs, Laura Grulke, study abroad, summer abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison

Mapping the Unmapped Map

Posted on May 31, 2016

Thirteen hour flights are inhumane. I cooped myself up in a 50-seat plane from Milwaukee to Toronto, then rode in a huge slingshot across the Arctic Circle to Beijing. You’d think that time and half …

Posted in Asia, China, Laura Grulke, Summer 2016Tagged china, International Academic Programs, Laura Grulke, summer study abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison

Leaving the Bed 6,157 Miles Behind

Posted on May 23, 2016

My dad keeps texting me the number of days I have until I leave for China. He sends them intermittently throughout the week, and they pop up on my phone like strange numbers left by …

Posted in Asia, China, Laura Grulke, Summer 2016Tagged china, Chinese language, Laura Grulke, study abroad, summer, Tianjin

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