Overseas program(s):
China: Jinan Fall 2015
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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 […]
Homestay - 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 […]
Learning About China in China - Culture is essential to a country and we cannot learn in a country without also knowing something about its culture. When I first got to China, I was shocked by the cultural differences between China and America again, even though I had been in China before. I had forgotten the differences in culture and I […]
Arriving in Jinan - Being in Jinan gives us an opportunity to discover new and interesting things that would not have been possible anywhere else. We saw Shandong Normal University with the hug Mao statue at the entrance. The school was not in session but it was still very impressive. Among that, we went to a supermarket that’s two […]