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Food Frenzy

by Ann Ku There’s nothing I can say about the food here except delicious.  Over the few months that I’ve been here, I’ve tried...
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Craving Niu Rou Mian

After spending an additional four weeks in Guangzhou, I felt ready to return to Chicago (you should have seen the big grin I had...
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Talent Show!

Last week of classes in China are finished, finals have been taken, and all that’s left now is the talent show. Every year the...
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Great City, Amazing People…and American Horror Story

During my last few nights in Beijing, I managed to find a Chinese website to watch American Horror Story on and then promptly watched...
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Until Next Time…

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...
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Why We’re Thankful for the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Grant

My travel day to Mexico was full of surprises. An unexpected flight change. A lack of WiFi in the Mexican airport. A house more...
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

One thing that I have since learned during my five month stay in Beijing is just how temperamental the weather is. The scorching morning...
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Goodbye to Israel

Having extended my stay here in Israel, I must say it is bittersweet having to leave. I haven’t seen my family or friends for...
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时间的再见 (time for goodbye- it rhymes in chinese)

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...
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A Trip to Make Every 10 Years

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...
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