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…
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.…
Shanghai - The Bond
Paris of the East – PKU Week 6
China's Convenient High-Speed Rail System - 高铁（gāo tié）In week 6 of my PKU adventure, I visited a friend in Shanghai over the weekend and took the high-speed train from Beijing…
Inner Mongolia Sunset
Exploring Inner Mongolia – PKU Week 5
During this year's golden week in China, I decided to travel to Inner Mongolia to escape the swarms of tourists in the city of Beijing. It turned out to be…
People Mountain People Sea – PKU Week 4
China's National Day at Tian'an Men Square = Most crowded place in China during busiest day of the year! 十一 (October 1st) is China's national day and the beginning of…