Shanghai/Wuzhen
Wang Chao and his high school teacher level 2 part 1 上海 (Shanghai)12/19-20/2012 Shanghai, China is our first real destination on our Boma tour. No, I did not get “shanghai’d”, but Chao and I stayed in...
View ArticleGreetings from 492 Meters Above Ground!
你们好!I’ve officially been in China for two weeks, I am no longer jet lagged, and I have completed my first week of classes. Every day I experience something new, so today I’m going to tell you a little...
View ArticleA little taste of home
Easton, Pennsylvania, is home to the longest-running farmers market in the world. For the past 258 years it has served the needs of the Easton residents through providing access to freshly baked goods,...
View ArticleHow the other half lives
It’s been a while since my last blog post and I apologize for that. My Internet has been down, so brace yourselves because we have a lot to catch up on! Last week my Chinese class took a field trip to...
View ArticleDialogue in the Dark
Greetings from Hong Kong! This week is my spring break and my program has taken our group on a week-long trip to the great city of Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong is technically a city in China, it’s...
View ArticleWelcome to the Lafayette Family
Today I had the unique opportunity to have a little taste of Lafayette in Shanghai. I was invited by one of our admissions directors, Eugene Gabay, to an admitted students reception, my favorite! (I’m...
View ArticleMatchmaker Matchmaker
I write to you today, on Saturday, April 27th, after having a long day of classes. Yes, you read that right, I had class this weekend. Here in China one never really gets a day off class or work. This...
View ArticleM is for Meow
Thousands of undomesticated, stray cats roam around China every day. They are homeless, mangy, and sad, except for this one little gem, Meow. Meow is a cat that lives outside our apartment building....
View ArticleChinese Medicine 101
Today my study abroad program took us on a field trip to learn about Chinese medicine. It was here that I learned about the Chinese philosophy surrounding yin-yang and traditional Chinese medicine...
View ArticleHome at Last
I arrived at Newark Airport on Saturday, June 8th after a long, 16 hour flight and found myself greeted by my Mom, 2 sisters, and a Dunkin Donuts iced tea and a bagel. To say I was ecstatic would be an...
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