Today is sadly our last day with the Chinese exchange students. In the morning Ellie and I went to pick up her visa, so we are officially leaving for Beijing tonight. After we got her visa, we met up with all the students for a talk at Bank of China. We made it there about […]
Bank of China Conference Read More »
Chris and I made the very dumb mistake of taking the train the wrong way, making us late to the Consulate, making us completely miss the meeting. We did however pick up his passport, we plan to get mine tomorrow and get to spend some more time with our Chinese counterparts. As per usual we
Just scroll to the bottom for the link at the end of this post Read More »
The first night we met our Chinese exchange students was a little intimidating. We all sat around a conference table at our Orientation Meeting in New Jersey. We played icebreaker games, such as “Two Truths, One Lie.” After that I had to leave from the group and their scavenger hunt in Central Park to go
Reflection Prompt #1 – How does cultural exchange happen? Read More »
Today was not an eventful today. I was finally able to pick up my Chinese visa in Brooklyn but Ellie and I got lost on our way to the Chinese consulate. We arrived late and were not allowed to go up because the meeting had already started. We waited on the tour bus while they
Picked up Chinese visa and missed meeting at consulate. Read More »
I should be exhausted but I am wild awake as my fingers fly across the keyboard to write this blog post. I finally made it to Beijing! I am 12 hours ahead, but my literal head and body are still 12 hours behind in New York. The flight was terribly long. It wasn’t the longest
Who Am I And What Day Is It?! Read More »
The travel to Beijing was one of the most interesting journeys I have ever taken. The longest flight I’ve ever taken was no longer than three hours so 16 hours and then another 3 killed me. I was awake for the first 8 hours and that killed me. I thought I could easily power through
I think I’m speaking for both of us when I say that Chris and I were super disappointed to be leaving after the majority of our American compatriots. However, our time still here has been surprisingly fun! We spent our day adventuring, starting with the trip from Somerset into the City. We parked ourselves at Washington
For most of the year 2015, I was in more flights than I was in car rides. Even so, in all of my experience with flying, I have never spent as much time on one plane as I did in my flight from JFK to Guangzhou, China. While I grew a little restless towards the
Where Time Doesn’t Exist Read More »
Because of issues with visas, we are scheduled to leave for China a few days after the majority of our group. Today, Ellie and I spent our day with the Chinese students. We watched American politician, Dodge Landesman, give a speech. He spoke too fast in English for our exchange students to understand but Kaise
Meeting with American Politician Read More »
I went to the Consulate four times today. I’m sure this sounds excessive. That, is because it was. The first time was 100% my fault, the second time was pickiness on theirs, the third was some really serious pickiness on their part, and by the fourth, I was exhausted. The Consulate was just about as
A Day at the Consulate Read More »
