Written by Fina Short, (Tufts University) Student Correspondent Middlebury School in China: Kunming, Fall 2018 I almost spit out my first breakfast bun. The morning of my first day in Kunming, my roommate took me to the best 包子 (bāozi) place on our street before class, ordering us two steaming bowls of red bean and […]
Comfort in Confusion: Interviews in Rural China
Written by Fina Short, (Tufts University) Student Correspondent Middlebury School in China: Kunming, Fall 2018 China looked calm from the bullet train window. Gliding through rice paddies and winding mountain passages at 200 km per hour, our program was headed to the remote village of 喜洲 (Xǐ zhōu) for five days of hiking, exploring and studying […]
The Spring City, Inside and Out
Written by Fina Short, (Tufts University) Student Correspondent Middlebury School in China: Kunming, Fall 2018 Before coming to China, I took to interrogating anyone who might know something about my soon-to-be-home. “You’re from China?” “You went to China once ten years ago?” “So tell me – what do you know about Kunming?” Over months’ worth of […]
Introducing the Fall 2018 Student Correspondent Team
Alexis Zamira Maciel CET Brazil, Photographer American University Class of 2019 Major: International Studies Minor: Portuguese Oi! Tudo bem? My name is Alexis (Ale) Maciel and I’m an International Studies major at American University in Washington D.C.. Curiosity has been central to my existence ever since I can remember. Having lived in Mexico for the formative […]