Beijing Reflection
Posted October 1, 2018
It has been a few weeks since I left Beijing and it is a little strange. I was jetlagged for a week after coming...Category: Traditional Medicine
The Sunsets on My Summer in Beijing
Posted September 14, 2018
The 8 weeks are up on my summer in Beijing and I could not have asked for a better experience. I met amazing people...
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...
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...
Remembering China
Posted September 19, 2017
Hello! I’ve been back on campus for a week now. I spent 2 more weeks with my family in Hangzhou and returned to Minnesota...
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Cups and Needles!
Posted August 13, 2017
As one of the field trips for the Traditional Chinese Medicine course, we were able to visit the Traditional Chinese Medicine department of a...
Almost done!
Posted August 12, 2017
During the last two weeks of this program, I learned more about tuina, which is Chinese massage. There are many techniques, such as rolling...
New Adventures
Posted July 6, 2017
Hello! My name is Amy. I am a junior in Weinberg majoring in economics, minoring in global health studies and getting the integrated marketing certificate....
Readjustment and Growth
Posted September 21, 2016
My experiences in China feel like a combination of something that happened eons ago and something that happened only yesterday. Coming back to the States,...
Acupuncture…Now you try
Posted August 7, 2016
After a couple of sessions in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) learning about the theories governing this branch of medicine, we finally began the really...