First peek at Peking!
Posted June 20, 2015
When I was younger, my mother prepared a homemade workbook of Chinese characters for me to learn and copy. In my attempts to avoid...Category: China
Uncomfortably Getting Out of the Comfort Zone
Posted June 20, 2015
“Skip China dude,” my friend said as he tried to convince me to stay home and go to the beach with him. The beach...
See ya in Beijing
Posted June 18, 2015
Hi! My name is Jessica and I am a rising junior studying Biology and Global Health, and I’m also on the premed track. I’m...
The Lasting Effect of My Time Abroad
Posted April 10, 2015
Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 As a fellow NU student and I finished up our travels at the end of December, we worried for...
Experiential Learning
Posted December 23, 2014
Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 I’ve posted about academics, but I think we all know that the experiential learning is just as important in...
Duality
Posted December 22, 2014
Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 East Meets West As Hong Kong was a British colony from the 1800s until just before the turn...
BREAKDOWN: Academics
Posted November 26, 2014
Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 Sometimes, I remember that I’m not just in Asia to travel and explore new cultures. When I do...
Worldwide Wildcat Pride
Posted November 18, 2014
Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 After a fantastic week spent in the Philippines during a school break, I was dreading delving back into...
You May Say I’m A Dreamer
Posted August 29, 2014
Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 But I’m not the only one. You’re reading this blog, aren’t you? Thinking about studying abroad? Well, I’ve...
The Hot Summer Days
Posted August 21, 2014
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....