Hi everyone, 大家好! First of all, I’m super excited to go on this trip with you all. My name’s Matthew (aka 蒋潇岳), and I’m from San Francisco, California. In terms of my Mandarin abilities, I’d go with competent?......Read More
Hi everyone! 大家好! With just over a month left to go, we can’t wait to meet all of you and are counting down the days until we begin our summer together in Yunnan! Over the past few weeks, the three of us have each shared an introduction......Read More
China: Mandarin Language Intensive (4-week) - Group A, China: Mandarin Language Intensive (4-week) - Group B, China: Mandarin Language Intensive (6-week)
Dear Students & Families, As you prepare for the upcoming departure, don’t forget about your pre-course webinar recording! While many of you joined us for the live discussion and Q&A, we also recorded the conversation and presentation so......Read More
Hi Everybody! My name is Grady Clark and I am from Boulder Colorado. I’m currently 15 but will be 16 by the time of course departure. Surprisingly enough I know practically no Mandarin, but I am currently trying to get as much from Duolingo as......Read More
My name is Ian and I’m thrilled to be a part of this instructor team on our summer six week. I’m writing this message from a perch in a sunny Monday afternoon porch in Portland, Oregon, the city that has served as my home base for the......Read More
大家好!Hi Everyone! My name is Yizhe Li (李艺哲). You can also call me Patricia. I am very happy to be back with Dragons this summer and leading my 3rd China language course. Currently I am living in Dali, Yunnan Province and we are going......Read More
Hi everyone! 大家好! My name is Maddie and I can’t wait to share in this Dragons adventure with you this summer in China as one of your instructors! Similar to the moment most of you are living right now as you prepare for this journey, I......Read More
Hello China Summer 2019 Students & Families! Welcome to the Yak Board! Going forward, this will be our main forum for sharing information about preparing for the summer, a place for instructors and students to introduce themselves, a place to......Read More
Morocco: Crossroads of Mountains & Culture, China: Mandarin Language Intensive (4-week) - Group A, China: Mandarin Language Intensive (4-week) - Group B, China: Mandarin Language Intensive (6-week), China: The Silk Road, Cambodia: Peace-Building & Conservation, Myanmar: Visions of Democracy, Bhutan: Happiness in the Himalayas, Nepal: Traditions of the Himalayas, North India: Roof of the World (4-week), Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (6-week), Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (4-week) - Group A, Guatemala: Spanish Language Intensive (4-week) - Group B, Bolivia: Spirit of the Andes, Peru: Sacred Mountains (4-week) - Group A, Peru: Sacred Mountains (4-week) - Group B, Madagascar: Island of Diversity, Senegal: In the Shade of the Baobab Tree
Dear Summer 2019 students, Welcome to the Dragons community and your course’s Yak Board! You can think of your course’s Yak Board as a online group journal and virtual bulletin board. Pre-course, you will use the Yak Board to introduce......Read More