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Getting in the Grove
First home-cooked Chinese meal: a fish swimming in soy sauce, chicken stir-fry, and one of my favorites, eggs cooked with tomatoes. Above...
Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes
Above is my pretty stellar panda with a pretty stellar background. Today, I felt a like all eyes were on me. On my way to class, I could...
Be Our Guest!
Heading to Chengdu from Beijing at last. Don’t let the Shanghai newspaper fool you. A warm welcome from The Experimental School of...
Heading to Chengdu?
Today we’re heading to Chengdu, or so I thought. In the morning, we had another delicious breakfast and more orientating. For lunch we...
我们在长城走路了 (We Walked on the Great Wall of China)
Big group photo with all the NSLI-Y scholars heading to Chengdu, China and the Chinese AFS staff. Me at the Great Wall part one. Me at...
再见美国! See You Later America!
Heading to Beijing from Newark, NJ in a plane holding over 200 people. Up, up, and away! Goodbye America, and hello China. Another 5:00...
Flying High, Gateway Orientation, and Names to Faces
Flying High Waiting to check my bag at RDU while chugging water (photo taken by my dad). Heading to LGA from RDU. Flying high! Today's...
A Dog Named Potato
Host family gifts, including a photo album and an Our State magazine from North Carolina. Panda charms made by my dad and I. In just a...
Kindergarten Dreams and Teenage Realities
Throughout my life, my dad, being an entrepreneur and adventure seeker, has taken business trips to China. My favorite part of his...
Two in One
The journey has already begun before stepping foot in China! Today was the day of my first OPI and the first time my host family...