I hope everyone is getting home safely x I spent last night laughing with my auntie and my dad over a home cooked dinner. It’s strange being here because the last three months have sort of just been like a parallel world that I stepped into.......Read More
Bennett, Melissa, Ellie, Noah and Peter are through security and on their on time flight to Beijing (and then their flight to LA). We will take Amanda and Mercedes to the airport for their flight to Hong Kong in a few hours. Thomas and Muskaan will......Read More
Dear Fall 2018 China Semester Families, It is hard to believe that 3 months have passed since your student embarked on this incredible adventure! It won’t be long until students will be boarding their planes back home. We are sure you are......Read More
The students just finished up their x-phase in Lijiang, Shaxi and Dali. For these final days of our course we’ll come together in a quiet natural environment outside of Kunming to reflect on our experience together these past 3 months. Here are a......Read More
Hey friends and family! Sorry for not checking in sooner, but the group has been having a jam-packed two days in Lijiang. So far, we’ve had time to explore the old town, we’ve had a lecture with a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and......Read More
The Yunnan Nationalities Park on the outskirts of Kunming is a complex place. It’s a self described theme park that showcases the rich diversity of China’s 56 officially recognized ethnic groups (Around 92% Han and then 55 other groups make up......Read More
Hey families, The group just finished our final X-Phase planning session, and we have the schedule for our next week ready: 11/24: Transport from Nanyao to Lijiang, free day in Lijiang. 11/25: TCM lesson in Lijiang. 11/26: Transport to Shaxi, free......Read More
“It’s not about how high you jump, it’s about how high you jump.” -Michael Jordan “There’s always going to be another trampoline. I’m always going to want to make it bounce.” -Miley Cyrus In our final......Read More
Hello Families & Friends, I’m Marcus, the most recent addition to our team. Thank you, Jody, for the kind introduction. I landed in Lijiang last night, and I have happily joined the group at our rural homestay in Nanyao, Yunnan. Aside from......Read More
Hello Families & Friends, I’m happy to announce that another China instructor, Marcus Larsen-Strecker will be joining the team, in Madeleine’s absence, beginning this Wednesday, 11/21. You can read a bit more about Marcus on our web......Read More
Hey friends and family, After a month in Kunming we’re back on the road. We’re heading to Lijiang in northwestern Yunnan and then off to Nanyao for our village homestay until Saturday....Read More