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On my own

On my own

Today is the last day of our program.  Last night, we were warned (very harshly) not to get too out of control, in order that ...

 

When the lights go down in the City…

When the lights go down in the City…

Man I love Journey.  But that’s beside the point.  Today’s our last full day in China with the program—we started in Beijing, then went to ...

 

Reminder: Don’t lose belongings

Reminder: Don’t lose belongings

Last night, we went to this American sports bar called Windows Scoreboard, and it was very similar to Pyro Pizza in Beijing, replacing pizza with ...

 

Shanghai, Day 1

Shanghai, Day 1

Early morning with the last of our lectures, an NYU professor teaching at their Shanghai campus, Dr. Greenspan.  She’s been living in Shanghai for a ...

 

It’s the beginning of the end

It’s the beginning of the end

5am came surprisingly easy for me, as we woke up in order to make our 8:30am flight at the airport an hour away.  I ended ...

 

When it rains, it pours

When it rains, it pours

First morning in Xi'an-Professor Liu brought us bananas, so that was definitely a plus.  Things are just as cheap here (if not cheaper?), which is ...

 

Hello, Xi’an

Hello, Xi’an

Getting to Xi'an was an absolute breeze.  It might have been the shortest 2 hour plane ride I've ever taken-Danika and I listened to some ...

 

798 Art Village – Where Originality Originated

798 Art Village – Where Originality Originated

Today was the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident, and it turns out the rest of the world cares way more than the Chinese ...

 

Hooray for Mondays

Hooray for Mondays

First and foremost, I want to gripe about the internet here.  China's supposed to be using more internet bandwidth than the United States, and yet ...

 

Hot Town, Summer in the City

Hot Town, Summer in the City

Last. Night. Was. Ridiculous.  After the entire group passing out at around 9:30pm on Friday night (I slept from 8pm-8am), we decided that we needed ...