We began this week, our sixth and final week in Xi'an, with heavy hearts, since soon we will have to bid farewell to our host families, teachers, Chinese friends, and the other Americans in the NSLI-Y group. This summer we have truly been lucky in many ways, including the relatively...
Learn more(goo-roosh-mek ooz-air-eh) Until we meet again. The final week of the program passed quickly, with everyone scrambling to finish their culminating projects, do last minute gift shopping, and pack their suitcases - all on top of the regular schedule of classes, language...
Learn moreGreetings from Russia! Since next week is the final week of the program, we are taking advantage of every moment to explore museums, parks, and all that Moscow has to offer. Last week, we enjoyed a decidedly different kind of excursion: a visit to a Coca-Cola bottling plant here in...
Learn moreIn the penultimate week of the NSLI-Y Xi’an program, things are certainly heating up (and it’s not just the weather here!). This week, our diligent NSLI-Y scholars were busy conducting interviews for their culminating project presentations, which will take place next week. Not only...
Learn moreTime is passing by so rapidly that all of us are trying to squeeze as much as possible into each remaining day! Of course, classes with our beloved Tian Laoshi and Zhu Laoshi continued each day. Here are photos of the two sections: The cultural activities during this week included...
Learn more(aff-fair-een) Bravo! Week 5 is drawing to close, which means the students have officially been in Turkey for over a month. For such a short period of time, the students’ language progress has been impressive. In class, they’ve covered several tense structures and this week have...
Learn moreGreetings from sunny Moscow! We have enjoyed lovely weather during week four, with warmer temperatures and less rain than we had experienced during the first half of our program. Students have taken advantage of the beautiful weather to explore Moscow with their host families and with...
Learn more4 weeks in and this week was no less busy for our hardworking NSLI-Y students! As the trip nears its end, the students have been having more homework on top of their culminating projects which they started interviews for this week! The students’ topics span everything from...
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