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Postcard from Abroad
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Dear Global Education Office:
We went all the way across the world to study in a place of rich culture, food, and landscape. Beijing is a metropolitan experience, but the summer trip was much more than that. Our language program went along hand in hand with the things we saw and…
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Postcard from Abroad
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Dear Global Education Office:
I've seen the "Great Wall of China" numerous times in pictures. I've heard about the various political and social issues China faced. But little did I know that these aspects looked and felt different when I personally got to experience them in China.
Based on the…
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Film screening with Chinese documentary film maker
- Filmscreening with documentary filmaker Yan Gancai
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meeting with Kunming family
- Duke in China semester students interviewing a Chinese family
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Student photo at Stone Forest, in Kunming
- Spring 2009 student group photo taken at the famous Stone forest park in Kunming.
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Street scene in Kunming
- A street in Kunming, China, site of the Duke in China semester program.
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Duke in China
- Duke in China summer program participants.
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Postcard From Abroad
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Dear Global Education Office:
I always knew that I would study abroad, but it was ultimately a difficult route to pursue since the majority of my friends decided to remain at Duke for junior year. In the summer of 2008 I participated in the Duke Study in China Program, and in…
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Minority women in Kunming, China
- Kunming is the focal point of Yunnan minority culture. Some 26 ethnic minorities such as Yi, Bai, Miao, Dai, Hani and more inhabit the region.
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birthday in Beijing
- student celebrating her birthday in Beijing
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Postcard from Abroad
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Dear Global Education Office:
I participated in DSIC this summer in Beijing. I first thought the only thing I can learn in this program was Chinese. But towards the end of this program, Chinese was only a method to understand Chinese culture. Although the course load was heavy, I had enough…
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Chinese cuisine
- Chinese dishes
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End of summer program class performance
- Class performance toward the end of summer DSIC program 2011
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Postcard from Abroad
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Dear Global Education Office:
Duke Study in China is a great opportunity for those who are interested in studying Chinese language and culture. I was impressed by the quality of the program, namely, the courses, teachers, language partners, and other activities provided.
Although two months do not seem that long, with…
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Martial Arts performance
- martial arts performance in China
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Postcard from Abroad
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Dear Global Education Office:
It’s tough cramming a year’s worth of Chinese into two months, but it’s not until you challenge yourself that you realize what you can really do. I was terrified to practice speaking Chinese at Duke for fear of making a fool of myself in front of my…
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Postcard from Abroad
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Dear Global Education Office:
This is a picture taken at the Great Wall at Simatai, a beautiful and unpolished portion of the famous wall. The trip turned out to be a memorable one given that we started at 3:30 in the morning when everything was pitch black and I was without…
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Students on excursion in Beijing
- Student group in China.
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Visit to the Stone Forest, Kunming
- Dana Watson (APSI) heading down steps in the Stone Forest in Kunming
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teaching Chinese children English
- Duke students teaching English to Chinese students in local school in Kunming
