One thing that really shocked me while in China was how much watermelon Chinese people eat and grow. Even on the first day, just driving around the city you could see wagons and wagons of watermelon. And with every meal we had watermelon too. This made me wonder, why is eating a lot of watermelon…
I loved my host family honestly. Me and another camper wen together and I feel like that helped a lot with breaking the ice and conversation. Our students had already graduated and had their own apartment and everything. And I guess since im so small they saw me as a baby. But honestly I didn’t…
Two of my favorite cultural activities were Chinese calligraphy and Chinese bracelet making. I was so good at the bracelet making that my Chinese teacher, Linda, wanted me to show and “perform” for everyone at the closing ceremony. And the Chinese calligraphy was great because it was combining two things I love, calligraphy and Chinese…
Climbing the Great Wall of China was amazing. I kinda climbed it by myself, with no one walking with me. This gave me an opportunity to think and reflect, and not really feel like I was racing someone. The steps of the wall were almost half my height, which amazed me because someone build this…
To be honest, going out of my comfort zone was a lot of fun. It was exciting doing kung fu and performing it, practicing a new language and meeting new people. There were a lot of things in China that was culturally different, and getting to learn about them and seeing it first hand made…
• While at the Sholin Kung Fu school we participated in a Chinese calligraphy class. This stood out for me the most because while in elementary school I took a calligraphy writing class that I did really well in. So being able to come in with that skills and apply it to another culture’s art…