I’ve been back from our week-long break for a week now, so I’ve recovered enough to finally write about it. I think I needed a break from break more than I needed a break from …
summer abroad
Street Culture and Art
By Alyssa Hui When you walk the streets of wherever you are from, what do you see? As I have stayed in Brazil for the past few weeks, drawings, graffiti and paintings are hard to …
Lessons in navigating culture and traffic
I’ve been in China for almost 6 weeks now (!) and I’ve been in Tianjin for almost a month. I’ve settled into my daily routine, I’ve learned hundreds of new words in Chinese, and I’ve …
Summer Palace and Favorite Foods
Yesterday, we went to Beijing again. Only this time, we went to the Summer Palace (Yíhéyuán 颐和园). It was so beautiful there! At first it was a little bit hot because it was 100 degrees Fahrenheit, …
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 …
Before I Go
As I prepare to leave for China, a lot of my family has come to say goodbye as if I’m leaving forever. I’ve gotten ‘advice’ from family members who haven’t travelled abroad, and advice from …
Pre-Departure
I am so ready to go to China. I am getting all packed, and trying to prepare myself mentally and physically for the long, 13hr and 44 minute flight to Beijing. I flew to China …
Sunset in Morocco
First of all, to those that read these, I want to apologize for the delay in posts. My life has been somewhat hectic with the transition from Morocco to the US, finding an internship, and …
From Rice Paddies to Sky Scrapers
These past few weekends have been so incredible it is hard to believe that we are leaving in less than a week, if my mind is already reminiscing about Bangkok I cannot imagine the extent …
Hit the ground running
*I have stopped trying to keep track of the days* So school is really hitting a lot of us now that we have finally arrived at the university and settled into the campus a little. …