Having been back in the U.S. for over two weeks now, I have completely readjusted to life in my home country. However, the effects of my study abroad experience will not be forgotten. My time …
Briana Reilly
The Last Hurrah
Classes officially ended for second-year Chinese on Tuesday, and finals were wrapped up by Thursday morning. That whole week was passed by spreading cliché-like sentiments around our dorm (“It feels like we just got here …
The 10-Day Break, the Nightmares of China Traveling… And Some Silver Lining
For the past six weeks, our lives have revolved around planning our 10-day break. This break was built into the program to give students a chance to travel throughout China for sightseeing and touring; “out-of-classroom” …
The 长城 Adventure
On Saturday, six friends and myself made the essential journey to the Great Wall(长城). From the very beginning of our day, things seemed destined to go badly (it even rained… But not until the late …
美国人 去北京
This past weekend, about half of the study abroad students took the bullet train from Tianjin to Beijing (a trip normally two-and-a-half hours via car, which is only 30 minutes on the bullet train). My …
Travel Tips from a 外国人
After a hectic week-and-a-half in Tianjin, filled with meeting people, learning how to ride the subway, breaking through the language barrier, and adjusting to the 13-hour leap ahead while adopting a class schedule, I think …
Introducing Briana – Tianjin
When I was much younger, I had thought that the only way I would ever get to China is if I dug myself there. I spent many hours at the park behind my house with …