Craving Niu Rou Mian
Posted September 28, 2015
After spending an additional four weeks in Guangzhou, I felt ready to return to Chicago (you should have seen the big grin I had...Tag: china
Until Next Time…
Posted August 17, 2015
It’s hard to believe just how quickly these past eight weeks have passed by. When we first arrived, we were bright-eyed bushy-tailed as we...
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...
Different Countries, Different Closets
Posted December 11, 2014
Samuel Garcia, NUS Exchange, Fall 2014 Before I came to Asia, I believed the stereotype that it is a predominantly conservative place where being...
时间的再见 (time for goodbye- it rhymes in chinese)
Posted August 18, 2014
Chloe Harrington, Public Health in China, Summer 2014 I literally have 20 minutes until I am kicked out of my room here at Beida, and...
On Beijing Wandering
Posted August 15, 2014
Jeffrey Bilik, NU in China, Summer 2014 If there’s one thing I can recommend to do in Beijing on your own, it’s to wander...
Mapping the city
Posted July 3, 2014
Jeffrey Bilik, Public Health in China, Summer 2014 Where to start. It’s been almost two weeks now since I’ve arrived in Beijing, and there’s...
A Trip to Make Every 10 Years
Posted August 30, 2013
Kingsley Leung, Public Health in China, Summer 2013 I think I’ve been cheating a little bit. Even after the program ended, I was still...
TCM – A Lesson to Understand Myself
Posted August 27, 2013
Kingsley Leung, Public Health in China, Summer 2013 Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is something that has been part of my life for as long...
It's Not Worth Having if it Can't be Shared
Posted August 1, 2013
Kingsley Leung, Public Health in China, Summer 2013 It’s only been two weeks since my friends from the Wanxiang program left. We had only...