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Category: Social Life

Oh, you speak Chinese?

It’s the question everyone asks you here, and it has dramatically raised my awareness as to the relationship race has within my identity. In...
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

One thing that I have since learned during my five month stay in Beijing is just how temperamental the weather is. The scorching morning...
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Jian Bing (spicy pancakes)

Hey, everyone! I’ve been in Beijing for two weeks now, and am getting settled into the routine and also time zone here. We’re living...
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A Cold Return to Evanston

Christian Dayal, Public Health in Europe, Fall 2014 After spending a semester abroad in Paris, coming back to Evanston has been quite the experience....
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For the Love of Art

Diamanta Panford, NU in Paris, Fall 2014 One amazing perk of Paris is the ability to explore most museums for free with a student...
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The Hot Summer Days

Huiqing Xu, NU in China, Summer 2014 After spending these several weeks in Beijing, I finally understand what hot and humid weather truly feels like....
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Mapping the city

Jeffrey Bilik, Public Health in China, Summer 2014 Where to start. It’s been almost two weeks now since I’ve arrived in Beijing, and there’s...
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When two cultures meet…

Karolina Kielbania, Public Health and Development  in South Africa, Spring 2014   As week 4 is coming to an end, South Africa continues to surprise and amaze...
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Putting the “study” in study abroad

Karolina Kielbania, Public Health and Development  in South Africa, Spring 2014   Greetings from Stellenbosch! This past week and a half has been absolutely incredible. South Africa...
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It's Not Worth Having if it Can't be Shared

Kingsley Leung, Public Health in China, Summer 2013 It’s only been two weeks since my friends from the Wanxiang program left. We had only...
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