Inuyama, orientation week, dorm or homestay?, & Kanazawa こんにちは！Since you last heard from me, I’d made it into Nagoya. IES orientation week went great; I was able to meet everyone in the program, do some sightseeing, and had the incredible privilege of a nice hotel room to myself for the duration of orientation. Inuyama. On …
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Speedrunning Tokyo
36 hours in Tokyo & how we spent it At the end of September, my friend and I set off for a weekend in Tokyo. To get there, I booked us overnight bus seats. It’s a cheaper, though lengthier and less scenic, convenient alternative to taking the Shinkansen (bullet train). We boarded at 11PM on …
Off to Japan!
why nagoya, confronting challenge, and konbini こんにちは！Hello! Three weeks from today I officially landed in Japan and began my semester study abroad in Nagoya! Leading up to it, there was an endless list of to-do’s and to-buy’s. From buying the right power converter, to researching restaurant etiquette, to making multiple trips to the nearest consulate …
A Week in Istanbul
When I was learning about Constantinople in my tenth-grade world history class, I never in a million years thought that I would actually step foot in this incredibly historic city. And yet somehow I ended up there last week! I think it was only slightly less shocking than if I had landed in an actual …
The Last Days
Why is it that we don’t fully appreciate what we have until its about to leave us? My last days in Beijing were certainly ones for the books! I made last outings with my friends from my program, spent some last time with my host family and just took in the city one last time. …
Adventures on the Roof of the World
I got back from Tibet about a week ago, but its been whirlwind of finishing my program, packing, saying goodbyes, and doing last-moment-in-China activities. A post on this past week to follow! But, TIBET. This trip was the bulk of my final area’s studies class about Tibet. There were 13 of us total, ten students, …
On Being a Laowai
Whenever I go to any famous landmark in Beijing, there is usually a huge crowd of people, and I almost always hear one of a few things while I’m walking through the crowd. Laowai is a term for foreigners as is waiguoren, and these words follow any non-Asian person through the crowd. The more of us …
Those Big Moments and Learning What I Need
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. In the meantime I traveled for our longest travel weekend to Shanghai and Hangzhou, and this past weekend, climbed the Great Wall! My favorite part of Shanghai was seeing the iconic skyline lit up at night, even though it was smoggy, it was still awesome! It was one of …
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So About the Study Part…
It’s not what usually gets talked about, but schoolwork is a significant part of the study abroad experience. My program, Contemporary Issues in China is fairly intense. We have Chinese class throughout the semester and Area Studies courses, which are held in intensive blocks one at a time. Right now I’m in “China in International …
Unexpected & Beautiful: Chengdu
This past weekend was a long travel weekend, so we had Friday off of classes. On Thursday night, I flew with two of my friends to the city of Chengdu (成都) in the Sichuan Province of western China. We originally decided to go there because it is the only place in the world where you …
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