A Quick Introduction to Your Students' Teachers
We arrived back at the hotel late last night after a full day of learning about air pollution, one of the biggest issues facing Chinese public health. Today we're headed to Tiananmen Square (the forbidden city) but I'll tell you all about it in my next post. For today, I thought you might like to know who's teaching our travelers!
Below and to the left is Keoni, who teaches the students their Sustainable Development content class. He is one year away from being done with his Bachelor's degree in history. Ironically, he and I are from the same hometwon, Bellevue Washington. How we two Americans from the same Seattle suburb ended up leading the same program in Beijing is a mystery. And of course, below and to the right is me, the Program Leader. I'm with these young people every step of the way, helping them with everything from how to use squat toilets to what things taste most and least like food from America. I teach their Cross-Cultural Communication Training and get to end each day talking to them about all they've learned so far!
Related Posts
Exploring Shanghai - Visiting Yu Garden and Old City God Temple
On July 18, students visited the Yu Garden (豫园)and the Old City God Temple (城隍庙) in downtown Shanghai. During the excursion, students walked with their peers to explore the history... keep reading
Country Life in the City: Day Trip to Qingpu!
This past Saturday (July 13), HSSA Shanghai ventured out to Qingpu for a day-trip in the countryside! Upon stepping off the bus, students were greeted with mud and rain —... keep reading
Shanghai Session 2 First Week!
This week our students started their Chinese language and culture classes and have been having a blast. They spend their morning immersed in Chinese in a traditional classroom setting, then... keep reading