In 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...
Learn moreOn Saturday, July 20, RD Neil Kubler, Mrs. Kubler, and Coordinator Shanshan visited six students in their homes. The first to be visited that morning was Christina: Next we visited Alyssa and her Chinese host family: After that we went to Jesse's home. Here she is with her Chinese...
Learn moreWhat's in Bursa? With week four coming to a close, the students' lives in Bursa have begun to feel a bit routine. Just like at home, they wake up early to make their way to school, spend the first part of the day in class, and then head home to do homework, eat dinner, and
Learn moreThis week marked the halfway point for our NSLI-Y scholars' adventures in Xi'an. In addition to language classes and mid-term oral progress checks on Friday, students' afternoon activities this week included learning two more Chinese pop songs, watching an episode of a TV show based on...
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