High School Summer Abroad Blog

How do ethnicity and sustainability relate? In times of water crisis, should freshwater be conserved for the Dai water throwing festival? Should Tu traditions be maintained when it's easier for...keep reading

by 张雅婷 Alysa 7/13 Today was our first weekend in Beijing, as we'll as the first time we spent a day with our host family. As luck would have it,...keep reading

Beijing has served as the capital city for three dynasties over 700 years. It is also the capital city of China today. To better understand it, we went to visit...keep reading

We are now experiencing the ten hottest days in Beijing, or so our tour guide told us, a great time to visit China's most famous series of outdoor courtyards. Tiananmen...keep reading

We arrived back at the hotel late last night after a full day of learning about air pollution, one of the biggest issues facing Chinese public health. Today we're headed...keep reading

our students are doing great with their community conversation. They feel more comfortable walking up to someone and to speak with them in Chinese. Yesterday, our guest speaker also gave...keep reading

As our travelers emerged from the subway on the way to morning classes, they discovered an absolute downpour, but it was worth being stranded on a sky-bridge in order to...keep reading

we did so well in class that we earned our lunch with Beijing specialty: roast duck! of course, there are many other dishes like vegetables, lamb, chicken and pork. After...keep reading

We had a great time learning Chinese. We listened to Chinese songs, paired up with peer and moved around to practice. We all conversed in Chinese all the time! We...keep reading

We woke with the sun and much earlier than we needed to. Breakfast wasn’t until 8:30, but jetlag had some of us up and about as early as 4:30 AM…...keep reading