Jian Bing (spicy pancakes)
Posted July 6, 2015
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...Category: Programs
Back to Beijing
Posted June 27, 2015
Hi! I’m Lisa. I’m a chemical engineering junior. The reason I decided to come to China is probably different from everyone else’s because I...
Street Food Thursdays!
Posted June 26, 2015
Time for my first in-country blog post. And what better thing to talk about than… FOOD! The food is incredible here, but the thing...
Give Me My Pen
Posted June 23, 2015
On the second night of our homestay in HaMakuya, a rural village in northern Limpopo Province, Kaley, Duncan and I donned the traditional clothing...
Takeoff to Berlin!
Posted June 23, 2015
I still can’t believe that I will be a student in one of the most historic cities in the world: Berlin! I’ve been waiting...
See ya in a few Chicago!
Posted June 23, 2015
Hi! I guess I’ll start with just a few speed-dating type facts about myself. My name is Linda Yu and I’m from Chicago. I...
Mexico On My Mind
Posted June 23, 2015
My name is Qian Kun Tan and I am a junior at Northwestern studying Biological Sciences and Asian American Studies. This summer, I will...
The country my family calls home
Posted June 23, 2015
My name is Yue Wen Deng, and I’m a rising junior majoring in Biology and minoring in Global Health. Besides my love for all...
Onward and Outward
Posted June 22, 2015
Hey! I’m Kevin, a freshman in SESP studying social policy and economics. I am from Clearwater, Florida, and I have never left North America....
Thoughts from the Teddy Bear-Covered Couch
Posted June 22, 2015
I intended on writing this blog during the 8 hour layover between my flight from New York City to Amsterdam. Instead, I’m writing this...