Pooja Garg, Public Health in China, Summer 2012 My experience with the Public Health in China program has prompted numerous exciting conversations and reinforced friendships. As I was interviewing for graduate schools this past year, I was able to talk about how my study abroad experience strengthened my communication skills and enabled me to think
Category: NU in China 2012
Although we’re already two and a half weeks into Fall Quarter, last Friday, October 12, marked the official end of the Summer Wanxiang Fellows Program. The inaugural program’s nine student participants presented highlights from their experience in China and their team research projects to an audience of Northwestern faculty, staff, and students, and visitors from
Anthony Chiodo, Political and Economic Development in China, Summer 2012 During our trip to Hangzhou, my classmates and I found a teashop in the middle of one of the local ancient streets. While we were there, we were given a tea pouring performance by the storeowners. We were also taught the techniques of drinking tea,
Tessa Chiu, Political and Economic Development in China, Summer 2012 As I finish off putting the last of my things in my suitcase to go home, it is actually starting to hit me that we’re soon all going off on our own ways. Thinking about leaving my dorm in Peking University’s ZhongGuanXinYuan, I realize that
Samuel Wagreich, Political and Economic Development in China, Summer 2012 As my final days in China are fast approaching, I’m trying to figure out the things that are going to stay with me. I know that the explicit details of this trip will eventually evaporate into the vast cloud of my memory, leaving the vague
Akhilesh Pant, Political and Economic Development in China, Summer 2012 It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact type of satisfaction that I felt after going an entire day without speaking a word of English. It wasn’t as much pride as it was a sense of resourcefulness and empowerment that could only come after being in China
Yousuf Ahmad, China Wanxiang Fellows Program, Summer 2012 妳好! Sorry for keeping everyone waiting- this will be my last post 🙁 but here we go: The Hangzhou portion of the trip we were pampered really well. The student ambassadors from Wanxiang Polytechnic were especially kind and helpful in showing us around and making us feel
Yousuf Ahmad, China Wanxiang Fellows Program, Summer 2012 你好 and Salaam everybody! So first thanks for all the feedback and support for the blog! Please let it keep coming! I’m going to focus this post primarily on some of the adventures I’ve taken solo. It’s always nice to travel in groups, have a native speaker