High School Summer Abroad Blog

As our last excusion on the program, we went to Nanluogu Xiang, one of the typical hutong (small street) in Beijing. Even though it has been developed into a commercial... keep reading

As a Chinese phrase says: one is not a hero unless he made it to the Great Wall of China. Under an incredible hot weather, all of our students can... keep reading

That's right. Tomorrow morning (or, depending on from what time zone you view the events, the day after), the Global Discoverers are returning to the states. It's been an amazing... keep reading

There's been quite a few long walks on this trip. Yesterday's lead us to the Temple of Heaven, built in order for the emperor to pray for improved agricultural conditions... keep reading

Our students are not only making friend with their host family siblings, but also try to integrate into the community and interact with local kids. Here is a short video... keep reading

We visited the Chinese National Museum. It used to be divided with the Museum of Chinese revolution on one side and the National Museum of Chinese History on the other... keep reading

One of the important academic components in our program is community conversation. During this activity, students apply their speaking skill by interviewing a Chines person on campus. It allows students... keep reading

With only three more days before their final presentations, the students are in the final stretch of this Global Discovery journey. It was the last day of Cross-Cultural Communications Training... keep reading

Today was a busy day for our Discoverers. We switched the usual schedule to have a field trip in the morning. The students explored the Qing He (Qing River) and... keep reading

We had our Taiji class, which was very interesting and different from what I expected. we all tried our best to follow our instructor, who was very kind and calming.

Today marked the last day the Discoverers spent in Tianjin. We took a quick look at the Shi Family Compound, a beautiful complex of historic architecture on the outskirts of... keep reading

Now this is the story all about how I explored the history of a place called Tianjin And id like to take a minute just sit right there Ill tell... keep reading

We had to say goodbye to the bee farm today and make our way to the 3rd largest city in China of Tianjin. It started with having a last breakfast... keep reading

BUZZ BUZZ. The Bee Happy farm had a bunch of activities in store for us and plenty of food. In the morning we had a wonderful and scrumptious breakfast. After... keep reading

Today we started our day off waking up early to travel to our new hostel. After our hour long drive, we unpacked and waited for lunch. I got to experience... keep reading