Emmy and I weren’t entirely sure how to spend our free day, but knew from the start that it had to involve some delicious food. We also wanted to find more local places to visit as it was starting to feel like much of our adventures revolved around tourist hot spots and incredibly historical spaces. […]
Although we were all thrilled to be immersed in such a cool area filled with such interesting art, Christian, Emmy and I all got pretty tired of the rain pretty quickly. We were all well equipped with umbrellas, but took the opportunity to duck inside as soon as we found it. We spent a lot
Today our schedule was packed! We began the day at the National Museum of China which was extremely beautiful and a lot larger than I imagined. It was great to have time to explore the aspects of China’s history that interested us the most. I spent an extensive amount of time looking at a lot
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Today we had the opportunity to visit Peking University. We had a discussion with a professor in the International Relations program which I absolutely loved! As Politics is my major, I found myself to be deeply involved in the discussion as we chatted about US-China relations and the differences between our cultures and government. I
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Today we conquered the Forbidden City and got to experience all of its beauty! The structures had much more detail than I could have imagined. I found myself to be i awe more and more as we continued to make our way through the city. I was the most excited about seeing the Forbidden City
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Today we had the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities that broadened our knowledge of the Chinese culture. In the morning, we had a short ceremony to close the program. Afterwards, we made bracelets for family and friends which was very relaxing! To follow, we did calligraphy, tai chi, and the tea ceremony.
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Today was the last full day in China but it was far from boring. We had a jam packed schedule that started early in the morning. Breakfast was a but more americanized than usual. We had hard boiled eggs, white bread with fruit jams, and the typical tlhot water / coke. I was hoping for
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24 hours from now, we will be on a plane heading back to the United States of America. 24 hours from now, our past few weeks spent in Beijing may seem like an extensive dream, completely surreal in the midst of our subsequent days after landing back home. As I sit here writing this in
Today was our last full day of activities here in Beijing, and we managed to pack in several fun cultural activities. We visited an arts center where we first learned how to make bracelets in the traditional Chinese fashion. It was similar to weaving friendship bracelets, but we used a thicker string and singed the
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Today we went to a Chinese traditional art house, and I finally got to learn some Chinese calligraphy! It was a short lesson from a calligraphy master, who taught us from a Chinese poem about the moon festival. I couldn’t write the whole poem, so I just practiced a couple characters. I’m keeping my best
