NU in China

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Hard Sleeper

August 10, 2009 – 10:15 am by n.cherepanova from (36° 3' 58"N x 120° 22' 57"E)
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As students traveling around China, we almost stereotypically looked for the most economical way to get around. The result: an overnight hard sleeper train from Beijing to Qingdao. I have some experience with trains - I’ve gone on overnight trains in Russia, and I’ve taken a 22 hour Amtrak train - but what I got [...]

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 [...]

The Best Quarter I’ve Ever Spent

August 6, 2009 – 10:52 am by t.chou from (22° 19' 13"N x 114° 14' 20"E)
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Weekend in Xian

July 29, 2009 – 11:39 am by dianayu from (34° 15' 53"N x 108° 56' 39"E)
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One thing I enjoy about this program is its flexibility and motivation to explore what China is really like. This past weekend, six of us planned a trip to Xian, the old capital of China. We left on the sleeper train Friday night and came back early morning on Monday right before classes.
We arrived in [...]

The Great Wall

July 12, 2009 – 1:37 pm by m.kilner from (39° 4' 1"N x 112° 5' 56"E)
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Today, July 11th, our program took our trip to the Great Wall. We went to the Mutianyu great wall which was an hour and a half bus ride outside of Beijing. When we arrived, there were tons of vendors selling various China and Great Wall souvenirs. After purchasing snacks for the day, we [...]

“I Climbed the Great Wall”

July 8, 2009 – 10:10 am by johndougherty from (39° 55' 59"N x 116° 24' 0"E)
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On Sunday, the Global Health students took a trip to a secluded part of the Great Wall. For preservation purposes, the government does not allow tourists to visit this section of the Wall, but we were given special permission and lead by a local guide, who provided us a unique encounter with this Chinese icon. [...]