Today was a very nice day. We were able to relax and just do what we wanted to do, so I decided to do just that: relax. We started the day with breakfast and Then returned to our room to relax for the day. I had a few blogs I needed to catch up on […]
Finally a day of summer much needed rest and relaxation. Today we had the opportunity to go out and explore the city, or in my case catch up on some sleep. For the first time in two weeks I slept in. It felt great to wake up naturally. Ordering lunch was such a fiasco. Chris,
We had a day where we journeyed to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. What a massive place. Much of the art was very cool but initially we needed to find sources for our group projects. As we search around, we eventually found some art that would have been appropriate to be in the
When I was last in Beijing one of my favorite places was the Temple of Heaven. It’s great to see some of the local people out and about just living their lives. Whether they are playing Chinese chess, playing chess, or just spending time with their family. The temple structure itself is also magnificent to
Our week of Mandarin classes flew by and before we knew it it was time to take an oral exam. I was pretty nervous as I don’t like oral exams—let alone those conducted in a language I just started learning a few days ago. However, I was pleasantly surprised with the test and am proud of
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Today marked the last day in our Mandarin courses! We took our final exam, which made me so nervous; I forgot what presentations felt like and how college makes me feel. In all honesty, I don’t know what I earned on that test, and whatever I got will not keep me up at night because
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Today I ate Peking Duck in Beijing. I can’t even remember what happened the rest of the day right now because that taste alone eclipsed everything in recent memory. It was really that good. Before that meal we went to the Temple of Heaven. All the rooftops were blue to mimic the sky. I even stepped
We had quite the day today! We started off with breakfast per usual, but unlike every other morning this week so far wherein we had a lesson in Mandarin until thirty before noon, we had our final test in the language we have been learning for the past several days. When our professor had us
Today we had our examinations for Chinese. Honestly, the test was straightforward so I didn’t find it difficult. It was overall pretty fair. After the test we had lunch and got ready to visit the Temple of Heaven. The weather was beautiful, with clear skies, but it was really hot. For that reason, I am
Dajia Hao! Today we visited some amazing galleries within the famous “789” district! I have always had a great appreciation for art, but over the course of this summer I’ve visited more art galleries and museums, than I have in my entire life accumulated. These galleries reminded me a bit of home in New York
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