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...Tag: china
Going Up One More Floor
Posted September 14, 2018
Guess where. Above 90 degree temperatures with sweltering humidity. Overwhelming swarms of people. Buzzing mosquitoes. Delicious food. Pandas. Yup, that’s my tropical island mansion....
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...
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...
Face to Face with Fog
Posted July 26, 2018
I remember when I first arrived in Beijing, I didn’t even know it. Gazing out the window of my aircraft, I thought we were...
Peking Duck is a Must (and dumplings, of course)
Posted July 16, 2018
I’m almost halfway done with the program, and I cannot believe how fast time flew! The first day I arrived in Beijing, the smog...
The Wayward Path Ends Where It Began
Posted June 29, 2018
This has been a time of change. I like to think of change as a baby elephant we are always riding. With more change,...
My "Post-Grad" Plans
Posted June 22, 2018
Hello! My name is Jena DiFiore and I just submitted my last final at Northwestern. I’m extremely nervous and excited to walk across the...