I’ve been in Shanghai, China for quite sometime now and I couldn’t be happier! I’m still so surprised every moment when I wake up and realize I’m not back in America. To say the least, Shanghai is AMAZING! Before coming, I always thought of China is a place full of rice fields, weird foods, and…
Category: China: IFSA Shanghai
A Bond That Can’t Be Unclipped
Oh the places you’ll go! … Better yet, oh the places you’ll go with a handy-dandy fanny pack! If you think that only 50 year old men at Disney World have the right to wear a fanny pack, you’re wrong. The fanny pack is one of man’s greatest invention! Not only is it a convenient…
Shanghai, Xi’an, and Wuxi
First month down in China! Phew, I can certainly say it has been quite interesting so far. My trip began with a fellow Rollins classmate, Jonathan, when we flew four days early to China to try to adjust to the jet lag sooner. During that time, we visited an underground market in a subway station…
Rollins in Shanghai – The trip to Xian
Hello again and welcome to the continuation of my story in Shanghai. Over the last two weeks quite a lot of things occurred. 2 weeks ago we, the members of the Alliance program, officially started our semester in SUFE. We have classes 4 days per week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Such a system exists…
Old Shanghai
We arrived in Shanghai to a hotel near the bund. The morning I woke up I looked out my window to see senior ladies doing Tai-Chi in front of a Starbucks. When I saw this, I truly felt like I had arrived. We ventured into the area of Old Shanghai to explore the area. Old…
Rollins in Shanghai by Mikolaj Geritz
Hello my name is Mikolaj Geritz. I’m an international student from Rollins College and for the next couple of months I will share with you, my dear readers about my experiences in Shanghai during the Rollins in Shanghai program. It is important to mention that I have been preparing for this trip a lot during…
19 going on 30
Well, folks, I’m 19 years old and I am about to complete a 30-hour trip from Orlando, Florida to Shanghai, China! Now listen, this is my FIRST time leaving the states! And how will I do it you may ask? … ALONE! Most people would pick somewhere easier for their first time traveling alone, but…
China: A new land
I never though that would be going to China. It was only during my spring semester that I decided to go. I rushed to get all the paperwork done for the program before the deadline that was given to me passed. I could not loose the opportunity to go to the world’s second leading economy,…
I’m Not Saying Goodbye
My favorite part of language learning is discovering how the language can reflect the native culture. A major reason I decided to study Chinese is because it is an intriguing and surprising, albeit complex, language; much like its native culture. Each character has its own history, meanings, pronunciations and associations with other characters, and paying…
Street Food (The Good Kind)
If you’ve never heard the term “street food” before and think it sounds a little sketchy, then you’re definitely not alone. I might question your judgement skills if you didn’t think so. But you truly haven’t experienced true Chinese food until you have dined on street sides at midnight. Unfortunately, I neglected to try street…