10 Tips for Maintaining Languages
Which languages do I want to maintain It has already been three(!) years since I returned from my year-long stay at Peking University in China. I can’t believe how fast…
Picnic at PKU
My PKU Experience Spring Semester 2019
The class schedules During my semester at the School of Chinese as a Second Language at PKU, we had four types of classes: Intensive reading and writing Spoken Chinese Elective…
北京大学对外汉语学院 PKU School of Chinese as a Second Language
My PKU Experience Fall Semester 2018
This post is dedicated to my Chinese course experience at the Chinese School of Second Language at Peking University in China (北京大学对外汉语学院). I am following two semesters of intensive Chinese…
小摘堂茶
The Art of Ordering Bubble Tea in Chinese
You are at THE bubble tea shop. Why THE bubble tea shop? Because it is the most fun to stand in line and queue up for the most popular bubble…
Happy Spring Festival! 农历新年快乐！CS Journal Mission
Hi Everyone! 大家好！First of all, I would like to wish everyone a happy lunar new year! 农历新年快乐！This is the first blogpost during the year of the Pig in the Chinese lunar…
Beijing’s 798 Art Zone – PKU Week 11
The last warm sun rays of the short Fall season in Beijing set the perfect conditions to discover the famous 798 Art Zone, located in the east of Beijing, Dashanzi,…
Forbidden City Beijing 故宫
Excuse me, picture please? Language Progress Update – PKU Week 10
What better place to witness the magnificent sight of Beijing's Forbidden City 故宫 than from a bird's perspective. The beautiful viewpoint in Jingshan Park offers a fantastic view onto the…
Botanical Garden Beijing
Lost again…Finding your way back in China – PKU Week 9
Got lost in China?! In this blog post, you get to discover how to find your way back - in Chinese! In Week 9…I got lost, once again. This time…
Mountain Tai
The Art of 复习 – PKU Week 8
Famous Chinese philosopher Confucius has always emphasized the importance of 复习- the Chinese word for reviewing freshly acquired knowledge. By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest;…
秋天 Fall
Fall at 北大 – PKU Week 7
Fall has arrived at 北大and I went on a photo spree to capture the gorgeous fall atmosphere and 木漏れ日(komorebi), the amazing Japanese word for forest sunlight shining through the trees.…