My initial experience with education was unlike most others, taking place under a neem tree in a village school, with a young me clad in half pants and a pink striped shirt. Clutching a modest notebook and a pencil in…
Tag: multi-language
Positive delusion
Self-questionning High School Musical, a great piece of work that made me believe my whole childhood that american students were to dance and sing in their school hallways without being grounded! Besides Kenny Ortega’s work, I was passionate about many…
My Greek Life
It’s the simple things in life that bring me joy. So, to be given the opportunity to experience a different culture has been eye-opening. I was hesitant at first—the financial stressors, the long flight traveling alone, the culture shock, but…
From the “Peach Garden” to the “Garden of Eden”
Co-authors: Liangyu Pang & Yi Luo The warm spring has come, and as I walk through the campus, I suddenly notice the colorful flowers blooming everywhere. A poem suddenly comes to mind, “Suddenly I came upon a peach blossom forest.”…
Exploring the Misunderstanding of Chinese Language
I’m from China, and I’m going to talk about one cultural aspect of my home country that people outside of my country misunderstand: Chinese is really hard to learn. The idea that Chinese is hard might be originated from the…
From the “Peach Garden” to the “Garden of Eden”
Co-authors: Yi Luo & Liangyu Pang The warm spring has come, and as I walk through the campus, I suddenly notice the colorful flowers blooming everywhere. A poem suddenly comes to mind, “Suddenly I came upon a peach blossom forest.”…
Misunderstanding of Cultures
Having grown up in a different country, I had definitely experienced some culture shocks once I arrived in the U.S. My journey here was the first time I ever left my home country, so settling into a completely different culture…
Some Observations of American Society: Things that are Different from my Previous Perceptions
The common impression of Chinese people towards the United States is that it is a prosperous, advanced, free, open, and diverse country, and many people believe that all Americans live a life of affluence and good social order. However, these…
The Collision Between China and Western in Culture
I am a student from China. I received nine years of traditional Chinese education and three years of mixed Chinese and Western education in China. In the traditional Chinese education system, respecting authority and following rules are important values that…