Week 8, 7/22 - 7/28 (also, final thoughts/advice)Eight weeks later, we finally all finished our study abroad program, complete with a mini graduation ceremony, and are starting to head...
Week 7, 7/15 - 7/21We just finished our last full week of classes--this time next week, most of us will on our way home (except me, I don't actually leave...
Week 6, 7/8 - 7/14Wow, as of yesterday we're 3/4 done with the program--I know I say something every week about how surprised I am that time has moved this...
Week 5, 7/1 - 7/7We just finished our fifth week, which was busy as always; we had two class sessions on Monday to make up for the class we missed during...
Week 4, 6/24 - 6/30We're officially halfway done with the program, which is kind of hard to believe (though the midterm we had on Friday was a solid...
Week 3, 6/17- 6/23We just finished week 3 and got back from Hangzhou yesterday night. We also start 8:30 classes this week, and though I'm not too excited...
Week 2, 6/10 - 6/16It's strange to think we're already a quarter done--this week really flew by. Classes continued as usual, and we started doing more...
Week 1, 6/3 - 6/9Well, we just finished our first real week of the program. So far, we've mainly had class every day from 1:00 - 4:30, though this...
Week 0, 5/28 - 6/2I've been in Shanghai for almost a week now (I got here Wednesday afternoon), and it's already been kind of an overwhelming experience....
IntroductionHey, I'm Sydney, a sophomore MechE in Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering. I'm also a Chinese Studies Minor and am studying abroad...