Hi everyone! I'm finally back in the U.S. after 6 long weeks spent in China. Here are some photos from my trip (longer reflective post coming soon)!

你好！Today started early again with our classes beginning at 9am sharp. Although 9am seems like a pretty reasonable time, I still struggle to get out of bed ev...

We’ve been in Xiamen for about 10 days now and it’s safe to say everyone is finally getting into the routine of things. By now we have a set schedule consist...

Hi everyone! It's been a few days since I've written a post, so I'm excited to share some updates! First off, I can't believe it is already July! I feel like...

你好！Today we started getting into our everyday routine here. We woke up around 7:30 and breakfast was at 8:00. I'm so happy because I actually slept through t...

We started today with breakfast in the dining hall which was not too bad. I’m still getting used to eating things like chicken and dumplings for breakfast. A...

你好！ Today we travelled from Shanghai to Xiamen, where we will be staying for the next 4 weeks. We were up bright and early to head to the train station which...

Today was a super fun, but also super tiring day. We were running around all day so my legs hurt SOO much and I haven't been sleeping very well so I'm super ...

We started off today bright and early with breakfast at 8am. The hotel breakfast had a huge array of Western cuisine and traditional Chinese breakfast food s...

First off, what is NSLI-Y? NSLI-Y stands for the National Security Language Initiative for Youth. It is a merit-based scholarship run by the US Department of...