While equally late as my previous post, this post shall not be as wordy. This one will mostly be picture post, because that’s really the only way to do it justice. The last two days of the week we visited Qufu, we stayed at a hotel in the Tai’erzhuang Ancient Town of southern Shandong province. […]
Thanksgiving in China
During the week of Thanksgiving, we are in Beijing. Before this though, I thought our Thanksgiving was going to be eating duck (not turkey) and not desserts-in my mind, it was pretty much another dinner in China on Thanksgiving day. Luckily, that was not the case and I celebrated my first Thanksgiving outside of the […]
再见，济南 (Goodbye, Jinan)
We are in our final week here in Jinan. The weather has turned blustery and the air pollution has reached all time highs. On Sunday I returned from our final group trip to Beijing, which was so incredible. The city is bursting with history, politics, and a distinct international feel to it as well. Today […]
Climbing The Great Wall: A Childhood Dream Come True
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 […]
Turkish Mosque Visit and Islam in Germany
Within the course of my travels through Europe this semester, I have visited an immense number of churches and cathedrals—so many that I would probably be better off writing a book about them than a blog post. I recently got to see something a bit different though, when my Contemporary German Society class took a […]