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Easter Celebrations 2016
This year I was very thankful and excited to have the opportunity to celebrate Easter with so many different people in China, teaching its history, sharing its religious and cultural…
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Winter Holiday 2016 – Beijing
The first part of my winter journey this year was a 2-hour train ride to Beijing. This was only the second time that I’ve ever taken first class (because all…
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Christmas Celebrations 2015
Christmas this year, even more than other years, felt like I was working double-time. Not only did I teach about Christmas traditions in my classes, but as in past years,…
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Christmas Decorating
After all of my travels this fall semester and making up all of my missed classes, I knew that I wouldn’t have enough time to decorate everything for Christmas by…
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Making Up Classes from Thanksgiving
The part of my trip back to the States that I would have most likely not mentioned are the make-up classes. When I was home for my brother’s wedding and…
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Happy Birthday Ben Priday!
I was sad to hear that Ben’s birthday was the day after Thanksgiving which was when both Jenny (my teammate) and myself were back in the States for weddings. I…
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Annual Spanish and Latin American Cultural Festival 2015
At first, I expected the Western Languages Department Competition to be this event, but when it wasn’t I was curious when this event would actually occur. This festival (not really…
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Western Language Performance Competition 2015
This day was a true reminder of the importance of communication and relationships as well as how much I still must learn of the Chinese culture. A week before this…
