Instead of typing half of this journal about what inspired me to study abroad, I'm just going to cut to the chase. It was August 17th, approximately 3 PM, I had finally arrived in China, and almost without realizing it, I was 20 years old. The first night I spent in China--exhausted from a full day of air travel--was spent in a dream-like state. I spent most of that night … [Read more...] about “Mei Guo Ren”
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There I was in the middle of a park called Xinghai Park standing on a ledge, feet strapped together, hearing words yelled at me sounding vaguely like, “Jump! Jump!” And so I jumped. Without looking back, I plunged myself willingly toward the Pacific Ocean thankfully being caught by the bungee cords strapped to my ankles. Then after a few minutes, I was lowered safely to a boat … [Read more...] about Taking the Leap