I’ve officially returned home and after a short five days at home I moved back in Madison. I can’t believe my summer in China has come to an end. The long journey home consisted of …
Christina Hoo
The end.
Today was our closing ceremony for this summer’s Intensive Chinese Language program. We had our last Chinese language table, ending with awards for everyone’s achievements in the program. It was really bittersweet. This summer flew …
Hong Kong, Hua Shan, and Xi’an
This last week I started Business Chinese, the class of the summer which will last three weeks until the end of this program. I have a new teacher, and class for one less hour a …
Family Time!
This past weekend, my family came to visit me! They had been in Beijing for the week, and took the bullet train from Beijing to Tianjin for the day. They arrived here around 11am and …
Four weeks, Four credits.
I have now been in China for about a month, and have already taken a final and completed my fifth semester of Chinese and earned 4 credits. That is crazy. This summer has been flying …
24 hours in Beijing
This past weekend (my second weekend in China) I traveled to Beijing with some of my good friends. This country still continues to amaze me, and my trip was absolutely amazing. My journey began Friday …
Tianjin loving.
I’ve officially been in Tianjin for one week, and I absolutely love it here. There is always something to do, and always somewhere to explore. This UW-Madison program has around 40 students here this summer, …
Off to China!
In just two weeks, I will be on my journey to Tianjin, China. It is amazing how fast this semester flew by, and that it is already the last week of classes and finals. Luckily, …