During this past week, our group travelled to Beijing. It was an amazing trip, as we got to see some of the major historical, cultural, and political sites. We saw Tiananmen Square, the National Museum, Peking University, the Summer Palace, and other famous attractions. Perhaps one of the most memorable visits was our trip to […]

This past month has been CRAZY. So much going on as we end enter the final stage of our program. In these past few weeks, we have travelled to Qufu, done a home stay, taught in an elementary school, and begun to wrap up our research projects. Perhaps one of my favorite events of this […]

From November 8-14, we had our homestays. My host sister is a college student at Shandong Normal University and she lives over an hour away from school. When I first met her, her family brought me flowers-a very heartwarming gesture. I spoke with my host sister for a little bit while her big aunt drove […]

November 1st 2015 Yesterday was halloween and it was a very full day. We spent the majority of the day as a group. We went to watch a movie at the cinema, “Mountains May Depart”, and then went to watch a professional soccer game. I had no idea how passionate Chinese people were about soccer. […]