It's the last week of work, I've been learning a lot, but at the same time I'm most certainly looking forward to finally getting to go back home. This weekend, I went with a friend to 798, Beijing's art district. It definitely was different from what I was expecting, as it was an entirely closed… Continue reading Eighth: it’s art
This post is long overdue, unfortunately last week was super busy with both internship work and a final exam, so here it is. Last week was the start of my internship at Innoway, where I'll be working for another two weeks. Luckily, another student at this program is interning there as well, so I get… Continue reading Seventh: work week
Because my internship starts next week, I've finally hit the end of classes. So I guess this blog plot will be both the usual random thoughts as well as a reflection on the experience so far. Following the same exact class format day after day and week after week served as a comfortable routine at… Continue reading Sixth: hitting the home stretch
Despite a hefty load of Chinese homework, internship work and a Yale Helix meeting, I spent what turned out to be a wonderful Sunday evening at the National Center for the Performing Arts with one of my dad's old friends. The venue alone was worth the trip, a giant egg of glass and titanium encircled… Continue reading Fifth: it takes three generations to raise a gentleman
Due to our trip to Xi'an this past weekend, I haven't had the time to write this blog post until now, so here goes. We've hit the halfway point (of classes at least), and I've stuck to my word of going out and exploring more of Beijing, biking to the subway station and taking off… Continue reading Fourth: back to the roots
Longqingxia I decided to try something new for once. Instead of a 22nd (23rd?) night of studying in my usual spots in the first floor lobby, I biked to the nearby subway stop, and took the subway to a random stop. I'm sitting across from Abby in a small cafe surrounded by highways and skyscrapers… Continue reading Third: faces, new and old
The days are long but the weeks feel short. My weekdays start at 5 in the morning, with the sun poking through the sliver of a gap between the bedroom window curtains. I drag myself up and start heading down, slinging on my backpack and walking towards the elevators. I finish up my homework and… Continue reading Second: getting comfortable
I've been giving some thought to what kind of images I want to capture while staying in China over this summer. I've been thinking of conveying ideas of age, family, modernity, tradition, structures, people, community, etc. These are some of the things that have caught my eye so far: A nursing community in Shenyang, with… Continue reading Views through a dirty window
I've been traveling since May 15th, and two countries, three cities, and four flights later, I'm finally settling into a routine here at UIBE. Arriving in Beijing, my legs were numb from stiff airplane seats and even stiffer beds, but traveling to so many places before starting this program was definitely a great decision. First,… Continue reading First: the trip here
Views through a dirty window 