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Tag: Pre-departure

Berlin, hey whats up hello?

The thought of spending the summer in Berlin invokes some pretty wild emotions within me. On one hand I’m super excited to learn what...
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First peek at Peking!

When I was younger, my mother prepared a homemade workbook of Chinese characters for me to learn and copy. In my attempts to avoid...
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See ya in Beijing

Hi! My name is Jessica and I am a rising junior studying Biology and Global Health, and I’m also on the premed track. I’m...
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Restless and Ready to Go

After months of applications, interviews, planning and a whole lot of waiting, today is finally the day. I’m currently sitting at Gate K19 of O’Hare...
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All Things Go

This is the story of a girl: who has never been out of the country before (although I was an hour from Canada once). who is...
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You May Say I’m A Dreamer

Samantha Trippy, HKUST Exchange, Fall 2014 But I’m not the only one. You’re reading this blog, aren’t you? Thinking about studying abroad? Well, I’ve...
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Going to Paris: Re-connecting with my past

Romain Sinclair, Sciences Po Exchange, Fall 2013 Hi all, My name is Romain, and I will be going to France in the fall as...
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Revisiting the motherland as a foreigner

Liang Gu, Public Health in China, Summer 2013 My name is Liang Gu, and I’ve just finished my junior year at Northwestern. I am...
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