NU in China

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Engrish in China

August 10, 2009 – 10:14 am by debbiechoi from (39° 54' 29"N x 116° 23' 52"E)
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Those of us who traveled to China knowing absolutely no chinese whatsoever (which comes to about 14 of us) found ourselves in an obvious yet interesting problem.  Upon landing, we were placed in a situation where we couldn’t understand anyone and no one could understand us.   This newfound reality came with it a particularly entertaining [...]

Testing my independence

August 7, 2009 – 10:37 am by katharinemcdonald from (39° 54' 29"N x 116° 23' 52"E)
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Everyone goes into study abroad looking to get different things out of it.  Among many other experiences, I came to China hoping to test my independence a bit.  I went to college 40 minutes away from where I’d lived my whole life and never traveled outside of North America until this year.  I don’t think [...]

Elbows in the Ribs

July 20, 2009 – 10:18 am by Annie from (39° 54' 26"N x 116° 23' 50"E)
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I have been abroad before, and I have been to China several times, but it wasn’t until this trip that I came to realize how very different the people and cultures of different countries can be. Sadly, many of these differences come across as something bad, when, just like we learned from shows like Barney [...]

My experience in quarantine

July 10, 2009 – 12:49 pm by saramiller from (39° 55' 59"N x 116° 24' 0"E)
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As soon as my flight landed in Beijing, government officials were ready to welcome the passengers to China… as well as take our temperatures. Governments all over the world are taking necessary precautions and actions against the spread of the H1N1 virus, (commonly known as the swine flu), but none as severe or strict as [...]

Old Hutongs Amidst the New Beijing

July 10, 2009 – 12:48 pm by craigspencer from (39° 55' 59"N x 116° 24' 0"E)
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Traversing through the new Beijing last week, a few friends and I happened upon an old hutong (or small alleyway) along one of the side streets. We stepped inside, away from the glitz, neon lights, and fast cars of the nearby Xidan shopping district to find ourselves in a world that was very different.
This is [...]

Beijing, Beijing

July 9, 2009 – 10:17 am by b.zhu from (39° 54' 29"N x 116° 23' 52"E)
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No city in China offers a greater contrast of the modern and the ancient than does Beijing.  Not as steeped in history as Xi’an but not as hyper-western as Shanghai, Beijing exemplifies the synthesis of the Old and the New that is taking place all over the country.
New China is evident from the moment you [...]