Final Blog Post August 23, 2015 Being jetlagged is the worst. You’re tired during the day when your body thinks it needs to sleep, and completely wide awake at night when your body thinks it’s …
Tina Liu
Closing Ceremony
Blog post 9 August 7, 2015 Wow. I remember the Opening Ceremony back in May like it was yesterday, and now, we’ve had our Closing Ceremony. During the Closing Ceremony, we received a certificate from …
Stuck at the Airport, Spelling Bee, and Goubuli Baozi
Blog post 8 Friday, July 24, 2015 This past week was long, but also very eventful. Let me start from this past Sunday night. My flight back from Fuzhou to Tianjin had a layover at …
One Nap is Good, but Two is Better
Blog post 7 July 17, 2015 I have now been in Fuzhou for almost a week now, and in two days from now, I’ll be on my way back to Tianjin. Like I always say, …
Week-Long Break
Blog post 6 July 10, 2015 As of today, I am officially done with 4th year Chinese and first semester of Chinese linguistics. I can’t believe how fast these past couple of months went, so …
Beijing Welcomes You
Blog post #5 Sunday, June 28, 2015 I can’t believe the first half of the program is already done. We’ve already taken our first round of oral exams and finals – where did the time …
Caifeng (lit. to collect folk songs)
Blog post #4 Saturday, June 20, 2015 Every Tuesday morning at 10:30am, every student begins to go caifeng, which according to my Chinese dictionary app on my phone, means to collect folk songs. The …
Only in China
Blog post #3 Sunday, June 14, 2015
A Whole New World
Blog post #2 Saturday, May 30, 2015 Maybe it’s the jetlag. But maybe not. All my life, I have been the exact definition of a night owl, going to bed after 1am, getting up after …
Goodbye America, Hellooo China!
Oh my. At this time tomorrow, I will already be on my way to China! It’s coming up so soon, yet it still feels so surreal. Granted, I still have to finish up packing and …