I Said Brrrr It's Cold In Here, There Must Be Some Trouble In The Atmosphere...Nope That's Pollution November 11th 2012 Californians were not cut out for the cold. And I thought Boston was cold. False. Our professors warned us that
Shanghai would get cold, but I didn't really believe them. I'm not sure why, since this was coming from my professor who got his PhD from Colombia University in New York, and he said east coast winters were nothing compared to Shanghai. Guess I'm in for a real treat! I' ... read more
Asia » China For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
Back after 6 years for a "3 week only" stint, here are my thoughts as I travel to the Owyeung family village in China. Still witty and sarcastic, but I'm a little less dramatic and a lot more sassy. OK maybe not less dramatic. I've also traded out the Chinese proverbs for just one word, "YOLO".
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"It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books"
--Chinese Proverb
Hello! My name is Chelsea and I am a student at Babson College in Massachusetts. Born and raised in California, I left the U... full info