It’s August! That means so much for us here—we need to start preparing for our final, planning how to spend our last few weekends, and, maybe most importantly, that we’ll be home soon (at least …
Elizabeth Somsen
A WEEK IN CHINA
Tomorrow I start my second “semester” of Chinese, which means that six weeks have already flown by. I think I say this a ton, but it’s crazy to think of everything that we’ve done in …
Rise and Grind
It’s crazy that this is the second-to-last week of the first session! I feel like I’ve been here for forever and no time at all, simultaneously. By this point, the routine of homework, class, and …
Fifteen Hours in a Plane Later
There’s no way to explain how strange it is to be sitting in China right now. Having never been out of the country before this trip, I think that, despite doing my best to leave …
No Man’s Land
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 …