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Jennifer Rives

An English teacher traveling the world Nanjing, China
Hometown: Clearwater, FL

Jennifer is an ESL and Mandarin teacher. She teaches Chinese to adults at a language center on the weekends. She also taught English for 2 years in China and Thailand with CIEE and is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Linguistics & Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language at the University of South Florida in Tampa. When she's not teaching or tutoring, Jennifer enjoys traveling, learning languages, doing outdoor/adventure activities, going to the beach, and visiting new cafes and restaurants (she is a major foodie). After getting her Master's degree, Jennifer hopes to move to another country to continue teaching English and feed her travel bug!  

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Shark Tank in Shanghai: Students' Final Pitch Presentations

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

Today was the day that students have been waiting for on the Shanghai Global Entrepreneurship program: their final pitch presentations! If you’ve ever watched the show Shark Tank, then you’d... keep reading

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From the Factory to the Street: A Tour of Shanghai Volkswagen

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

Yesterday afternoon, we took students to the Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Company in Jiading District for a tour. Shanghai Volkswagen is a joint venture company founded in October 1984. It began... keep reading

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Touring Alibaba's Headquarters: China's Top Company through Students' Eyes

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

This past weekend, we took students on a weekend excursion to Hangzhou. Once we arrived, we took students on a boat cruise around Hangzhou's famous West Lake (西湖). After that... keep reading

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Entrepreneurs in the Making: First Few Days on a First-Time Program

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

This summer, CIEE Shanghai is operating the Global Discovery: Global Entrepreneurship program for the very first time. This program is CIEE's first Global Entrepreneurship program in China! In the first... keep reading

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A Time Capsule: Exploring the Old Capital at the Presidential Palace (总统府)

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

This Thursday, students got to discover the history of Nanjing by exploring the Presidential Palace (总统府). Nanjing was the capital of China during the Ming Dynasty, which lasted from 1368-1644... keep reading

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Tradition Comes Alive: Chinese Culture Classes in Nanjing

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

Over the past couple of weeks on our program, students have gotten the opportunity to participate in 3 different types of traditional Chinese cultural activities: calligraphy class, Tai Qi (known... keep reading

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Little Group, Big City: Weekend Excursion to Shanghai (上海)

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

Last week on the Nanjing Chinese Language & Culture program, we took students on a weekend trip to the gorgeous city of Shanghai! Shanghai is only an hour and forty... keep reading

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Feeling the History: Dr. Sun Yatsen Mausoleum & the Ming Tomb

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

On Wednesday, our students got to go to the Dr. Sun Yatsen Mausoleum and Ming Tomb along with students from Rice University studying on a different program in Nanjing. The... keep reading

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Weekend Adventures with Host Families! Week 1 (第一个星期)

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

Every weekend on our program, students' host families take them out to explore different places around Nanjing. This week, we caught up with students to ask them about the adventures... keep reading

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Exploring Nanjing: Jiming Temple, Nanjing City Wall, and Xuanwu Lake

By Jennifer Rives at CIEE

Every Friday, the staff at the CIEE Nanjing Study Center take students on an excursion to explore some of Nanjing's most famous cultural and historical sites. This week, we took... keep reading

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