Here’s some advice from someone who went on a year abroad in China last year.
Blog
Here’s what I got up to in January. Where I WentNorfolk, EnglandLondon, EnglandMalaga, Ronda, Cordoba, Iznajar, Granada, Andalucia, SpainGibraltarEdinburgh, Scotland What I ReadThe Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes – I read this book while I was in Spain. I found it to be a well-written an honest account of a really amazing personal journey…
Over the past four years of my degree in Chinese, I’ve acquired a few ways of studying Chinese on my own to prepare myself for classes, study for the HSK exams, and generally improve. I saw this written on a wall in a cafe and I thought it was hilarious Okay, okay. Chinese does NOT…
Before my year abroad in China become too distant a memory, I wanted to share some of my advice about travelling in China. The first of these posts will be about where to travel in China.
This is part of a series on places to travel in China: cities, natural places, and destinations for art, culture, and history.
This is part of three posts about travelling in China – cities, natural places, and destinations for art, culture, and history.
As part of a series on Travelling in China, this is one of three posts about places to travel in China – cities, natural places, and destinations for art, history & culture.
September has been my busiest and most challenging month in a long time, but it’s been great!Where I Went West Highland Way, Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Best on Instagram McEwan Hall, University of Edinburgh – Best on the Blog Monthly Recap – the only post I wrote last month! What I Read Cognitive Linguistics and Lexical Change by Natalya…
This is what I got up to in August! Where I Went Little Rock and Bentonville, Arkansas Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina The Great Smoky Mountain National Park Winnsboro, South Carolina Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Newburgh, USA Edinburgh, Scotland Best on Instagram Back in Edinburgh Best on the Blog Huashan and China’s Most Dangerous Hiking…
We got into Jiayuguan from Dunhuang around lunchtime, rested for a bit, then went to see the end of the Great Wall! We got to the park, bought our tickets, and quickly spotted the wall. We quickly realized that the site is completely reconstructed. Everything looks pretty new. They had a lot of cultural events…