We’ve only been here for a week but it easily feels like a month. Especially with all of the activities we have been up to, it seems like we’ve been running around nonstop since we …
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Arrival in Shanghai: Do I actually know any Chinese?
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 …
Ready or not, here I come!
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. …
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 …
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, …