Fitness. Healthy eating. When I say those words, it makes me think of getting up early for my Health Dynamics class in the Dow. However, those two words easily define the lifestyle of almost every Kiwi (referring to New Zealanders) in the Christchurch area. I learned very early on, that if a Kiwi recommends a …
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The Trail Goes On
Classes began this week. It is going to be an adjustment getting used to going to a large university – but I think the change will be good! I’ve always wanted to get a “big school” experience. Max Sievers (another Hope student studying abroad with IES in Christchurch) and I both had our Tuesday classes canceled …
Is That A Whale?! Nope Just A Rock
Howzit?! Last weekend I spent time away at the Hermanus Whale Festival about two and half hours away from campus. My program sponsored the event and about thirty Americans signed up. We left Friday night and stayed through until late Sunday afternoon. It was so nice to get away from campus for a few days and …
Gaining Some Altitude
Hello Friends! Yesterday I went on an anticipated three to four hour hike that turned into a seven hour hike. You know, you just can’t rush when you are going along. There are so many things to look at and so many different things to climb. I went with another student, Luke from Indiana, and …
New Day New Experience
Howzit! Wow, I cannot believe how long I have been in Cape Town already! The time is just flying by! I apologize to those who have been waiting on the blog- it took awhile to get everything set up, there were some issues with uploading the photos and school has been rather hectic lately! I …
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 …
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