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Cait Gibbons

The Least Restful Break I’ve Ever Had

Posted on July 23, 2018

I’ve been back from our week-long break for a week now, so I’ve recovered enough to finally write about it. I think I needed a break from break more than I needed a break from …

Posted in Asia, Cait Gibbons, China, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged Cait Gibbons, china, Intensive Chinese, International Academic Programs, program break, summer abroad, Tianjin, travel, UW-madison

Lessons in navigating culture and traffic

Posted on July 5, 2018

I’ve been in China for almost 6 weeks now (!) and I’ve been in Tianjin for almost a month. I’ve settled into my daily routine, I’ve learned hundreds of new words in Chinese, and I’ve …

Posted in Asia, Cait Gibbons, China, Returned Student, Summer 2018Tagged Cait Gibbons, china, International Academic Programs, study abroad, summer abroad, Tianjin, UW-madison

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

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