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The realities of registration

Just seeing orange and blue – the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) school colors – brings me some anxiety. Don’t get me wrong, deep...
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Hallo Humboldt!

Hey hey coming at you live from officially the second half of this wild ride called study abroad! This week it really hit me that...
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B for Berlin!

I have officially made it through the first half of the summer abroad program in Berlin. I am just going to ramble about a...
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Long Weekend in Qingdao!

I am currently riding the bullet train on the way back from our long weekend trip in Qingdao! Half way through the program, we...
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Moving from Beijing to Hangzhou

On Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, we took our final exams for Public Health and Chinese, wrapping up the first part of our trip...
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Same Stars, Different Constellations

Today was my second to last day of classes in Beijing before leaving for Hangzhou and to be honest, I’m sad I’m leaving. I’ve...
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A Typical Day in Beijing

It has been exactly one week since I’ve arrived in Beijing, and it honestly feels like I have been here for so much longer....
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Berlin is so lit!

I am so sorry for using the word “lit”. I know, I am a college student, I am 20 years old…but I just can’t...
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beginnings

Coming at ya from week !FOUR! of this summer in Berlin! And what a packed and busy few weeks it has been. Since I...
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Woah, We're Halfway There

I have been in China for three weeks now and I am realizing that this is the halfway point of my six-week program… it...
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