1000 Years in the Making
Posted September 14, 2018
In the second half of the program, we took a Traditional Chinese Medicine class where we were able to perform cupping and acupuncture on...Category: NUinChina
China was Hot’n’Fun
Posted August 27, 2018
Socio-cultural climate into which I was plunged was an experience like no other. Beijing University was a universe of its own and I have...
I feel like a Dothraki
Posted August 27, 2018
After the mid-program break, my classes of Chinese got more intense. I was finally able to put together sentences in Chinese and have a...
China – Here we go again
Posted August 27, 2018
The main reason why I chose this program is because I’ve got a taste of China already. I’m not just talking about the amazing...
Great Wall and the jungle called Beijing
Posted August 27, 2018
I was truly happy when I found out that the portion of the Great Wall we’ll be visiting is not the portion I’ve visited...
Breaking up with Beijing
Posted August 27, 2018
After one month spent in Beijing it was time for a break. Not that Beijing is not fun and amusing, but traveling around China...
Pre-Departure
Posted August 24, 2018
Prior to arriving in Beijing, I actually started my trip in Wenzhou in the Zhejiang province. I thought I would visit some family first...
CNN Reports: China Region(Beijing) Set to Become Deadliest Heat Wave Zone
Posted August 24, 2018
It’s no secret that Climate Change has been a burning issue for quite sometime, but it is much more prevalent in certain areas, like...
How Wet are the Wetlands
Posted August 15, 2018
There are times when the mind believes teleportation is possible. I thought I was still in Beijing that morning. Before I knew it, one...
The Bus Doesn't Wait
Posted July 30, 2018
The saying “the bus doesn’t wait” has become all too popular among Northwestern students studying abroad in China. Perhaps it is because the phrase...