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Nowhere Can You Avoid Country Music

Posted on June 11, 2018

Hi everyone ! Sorry for the late update, but I actually got sick on the day that I would have been writing the blog. (Might be allergic to blueberries, it turns out). So, what all has …

Posted in Asia, China, Grace Bingham, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged china, Grace Bingham, Intensive Chinese, International Academic Programs, Tianjin, UW-madison1 Comment

HOW NOT TO GET SCAMMED AND LOST FOR FOUR HOURS IN BEIJING: A TUTORIAL

Posted on June 4, 2018

To get started, my airplane flights were memorable. One was the best—had a whole aisle to myself, sat by the window, and was really comfy—and one was absolute trash. 13 hours in the middle, stuck …

Posted in Asia, China, Grace Bingham, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged Grace Bingham, Intensive Chinese, International Academic Programs, study abroad, UW Tianjin, UW-madison1 Comment

No Harm, No Foul

Posted on May 31, 2018

Day 2 in Beijing. We descend into the subway station at 灯市口。The station is empty except for one group of people, who appear to all be together. The train arrives and, despite there being at …

Posted in Asia, Cait Gibbons, China, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged Cait Gibbons, china, Intensive Chinese, International Academic Programs, study abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison1 Comment

Arrival in Shanghai: Do I actually know any Chinese?

Posted on May 31, 2018

Before starting classes in Tianjin, I am spending a couple weeks touring in Shanghai and Beijing with my family. After sluggishly deplaning at Pudong International Airport, we took the Maglev train from the airport right …

Posted in Asia, Cait Gibbons, China, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged Cait Gibbons, china, intensive language, International Academic Programs, study abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison1 Comment

Ready or not, here I come!

Posted on May 31, 2018

I’m sitting at my gate at LAX, trying to finish this pre-departure post before I board my flight to Shanghai in 20 minutes, thinking about how I managed to pull everything together to get here. …

Posted in Asia, Cait Gibbons, China, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged Cait Gibbons, china, intensive language, International Academic Programs, pre-departure, Tianjin, UW-madison

Before I Go

Posted on May 30, 2018

As I prepare to leave for China, a lot of my family has come to say goodbye as if I’m leaving forever. I’ve gotten ‘advice’ from family members who haven’t travelled abroad, and advice from …

Posted in Asia, China, Grace Bingham, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged china, Grace Bingham, Intensive Chinese, International Academic Programs, language, pre-departure, study abroad, summer abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison3 Comments

Pre-Departure

Posted on May 29, 2018

I am so ready to go to China. I am getting all packed, and trying to prepare myself mentally and physically for the long, 13hr and 44 minute flight to Beijing. I flew to China …

Posted in Asia, China, Joy Nuelle, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged Chinese, International Academic Programs, Joy Nuelle, summer abroad, Tianjin, UW Intensive Chinese Language, UW-madison

No Man’s Land

Posted on May 25, 2018

It’s crazy to think that I leave for China in just seven days! I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few months getting everything in order for my time abroad. There’s honestly a …

Posted in Asia, China, Elizabeth Somsen, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged china, Chinese, Elizabeth Somsen, intensive language, International Academic Programs, pre-departure, study abroad, UW in Tianjin, UW-madison

Life After Going Abroad

Posted on December 21, 2016

Hey all, This is to be my last post as a study abroad correspondent and I just wanted to take the time to both provide some final thoughts on this semester and then also push …

Posted in Asia, China, Fall 2016, Katie McClure, Returned StudentTagged Beijing, china, end of program, International Academic Programs, Katie McClure, returning home, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment

The Busiest Week of My Life

Posted on December 1, 2016

The title of this post might seem to be completely over exaggerated, and I am certainly not one to say that I don’t overstate some things, but oh my goodness it has been a busy …

Posted in Asia, China, Fall 2016, Katie McClure, Returned StudentTagged Katie McClure1 Comment
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