ABROAD IN
So, before the trip, all the students have to attend Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO) for 3 days where we get more details about our trip, learn about what you shouldn’t do in China, etc. After waking up at 5 am and rushing around cram packing some things, I made it to the airport and said a sad goodbye to my mom. Currently, I am on a plane headed to Washington D.C. where this year’s China trips PDO will be held! After an hour and a half of failed attempts to fall asleep I decided to write a post that I will probably put up later (if you’re reading this, I will be done with PDO by now)
So about 60 kids from NSLI-Y American Councils go to China, and 20 go to a different city/province. I’m going to Nanjing, some students are going to Xi’an, and others are going to a Suzhou. I’ve been to Xi’an and Suzhou before when I went to China when I was 10, so I am really happy that I get to go to Nanjing because I’ve never been. Even though I am literally on the plane going to D.C. it still feels so unreal that I am travelling to a foreign country alone?? But, I have been hoping to study abroad in China as a high schooler for years now, so I am so lucky that I have the opportunity to finally do it. Along from the cheap boba and 饺子 that I am going to buy, I am looking forward to (hopefully) improve my Chinese and to immerse myself in the country of my heritage. Anyway, im going to eat some Vietnamese spring rolls that I bought at the airport now.
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Tiphanie
6/22/2017 06:34:06 pm
OMG bubble teaaaa!
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Andrea 施安雅17-year-old XC runner and boba tea lover living in Seattle but studying abroad in China. Also, I have a cat! Archives
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