Although I am quickly approaching my six month mark here in China, every day something new or surprising reminds me that I have only scratched the surface in understanding China’s culture and society. Yesterday I returned to Kunming after two weeks of travelling throughout Yunnan with SIT. Somehow those two weeks felt both shorter and…
Category: SIT Study Abroad
Island Time in the Archipelago?
These last few weeks have been intense and busy in Indonesia for me. I have had to study and take final exams and presentations for three of the classes I have been taking here. Now, an important and completely different phase of my study abroad experience officially starts. For the month of November, I will…
Traveling the arctic
I am fortunate to be on a program that is saturated in travel, encouraging a hands on learning approach! I mentioned this in my last post, but I did not get to mention all the incredible places we have been as I focused on my homestay… We started off the program with two weeks in…
Travels through Iceland
Wow has Iceland been incredible!! The land of fire and ice – what a unique place to be studying abroad and studying climate change. The landscape is unlike anything I have ever seen before, especially coming from Florida. There are so few trees, but so many rocks and so much moss covering these rocks. Despite…
All Things Javanese
All Things Javanese I have been in Indonesia now for a month and a half. I have lived through so much in such short weeks, especially these last two. I left Bali (where my main program site is) to spend 3 weeks in another island, Java. Java is an hour and a half flight from…
Urban Homestay
Survived my largely unplanned Yunnan travel week and I have never been so sore and sunburnt. Regardless, it was an amazing week and just the “break” I needed to keep motivated in studies. As of yesterday the two week Kunming urban homestay section of SIT study abroad started and I’m happy to say I finally…
September Update
Considering I am writing this from one of the deepest river gorges in the world where wifi/service isn’t exactly a priority, I’m hoping I will be excused for submitting this in late. It is currently golden week here in China which means that essentially everyone has a break and travels either home or to popular…
3 Weeks In: Indonesia Updates
Om Swastiastu! I have been in Indonesia now for exactly 3 weeks… It definitely feels like much more, like a lifetime! From trying to balance the readings and lectures I’ve had about the arts, religion, and social change in Indonesia thus far, to the exploring of temples, traditional ceremonies, and discovering the best and most…
Bali Dreamin’ – Pre Study Abroad Blog Post
Hello! My name is Haliny, I am a senior at Rollins and I study Philosophy and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. I am currently waiting at the airport of my home country (Brazil) to board to Bali, Indonesia for my semester abroad! I am very excited for this experience, Indonesia has been on the top…
Already-Departed-Pre-Departure to Kunming, China
In four days I will leave Shanghai to start my fall semester in Kunming, China through SIT’s China: Health, Environment, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I was lucky enough to have already spent the past three months in Shanghai participating in two non-Rollins affiliated summer programs, so I can’t in good conscience call this a “pre-departure”…