Maybe it was the fact that I haven’t been in a classroom in months, maybe it was the fact that Emmy and I were matching in our polo shirts tucked into our little black skirts, but today felt oddly reminiscent of all the days I’ve spent reveling in my perpetual same-sex education. We must […]
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Today we had our first Chinese Lesson! Our teacher was very good. He taught us how to pronounce Chinese pinyin today. Each word consists of an initial, a finial and a tone. Tonight we have to practice our pronounciation for homework, in preparation for the exam this Friday. Today in class we covered basic greetings,
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Today we had our first day of Chinese classes! I really enjoyed re-learning the language’s tones.I think that we have a great teacher and I am excited to learn more from him! He made class very fun and interesting. After our classes, we visited the bank of china and took some pictures. The building was
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In the back of a taxicab today, Chloe, Nicole, and I snacked on some “salty crispy chicken” flavored dried mushroom snacks in a little box-package with cartoon mushroom drawn all over it. Needless to say, this was the highlight of my day. But before I get more into that experience, I want to talk about
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Today I took my first class since May, and that class was none other than an introduction to the Mandarin language. I also wore my first school uniform ever—a blue shirt with white collar. Our professor was excellent. He demanded our full concentration and effort at every point of the lesson, and it was clear that
Today was our first day of lessons. To be honest, I was not sure what to expect when I walked in the room. Our teacher, Mr. Liu, was very animated and down to Earth. There was something about his blunt and simple teaching style that really connected with me. We were there for over two
So today was our first day of Chinese language classes and, as the title clearly suggests, I was not prepared. I really should stop having expectations about Beijing, because the reality is always completely different. One of my friends from home is minoring in Chinese and from what I gathered from watching her study, I figured
Our trip to the Peoples Republic of China is paid for by the generosity of the Bank of China (BOC). Today we spent the afternoon at the BOC Head Office Tower in Beijing on a tour. The beauty and grandiose of the building was breathtaking. A rock garden imported from western China, bamboo specially grown
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I was waiting all week for Chinese classes. I was so excited to finally learn basic phrases and be able to try and converse with the natives. I woke up ready to grab my favorite new notebook just to see that it was missing. I searched high and now for it and could not. My
For breakfast today, instead of eating in the dining hall, we all ate in the common room of the international dorm. Breakfast of champs included bread, bananas, milk, and grape jelly. We had our first Chinese class today and learned how to introduce ourselves and our roommates. We also learned how to say hello during
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