Category: Travel
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Day Trip to Fenghuang
Phoenix Ancient City Fenghuang- the Chinese characters are a pairing of the male and female mythological birds, which represent good omen and longevity and are re-born from the flames after they die (you might’ve seen this from Harry Potter but their origin dates back thousands of years in Chinese history). Though Jishou has a quaint Ancient city of its own, Fenghuang…
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Initial Impressions of Jishou
My first day here felt like I was moving into college again except everything felt much more uncertain. This week was a battle with unexpected circumstances and a lot of adjustment with the way things work in a small city in China, but I’ve tried my best to stay positive despite it all. The first…
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To the Land of My Descendants, China
“how many descendants do you have in China?” -liaison from the school I don’t have any descendants, but my contact in China asked me if I had any descendants in China, to which I responded, “Yes I have a few descendants from China, my grandfather and grandmother on my dad’s side, and my grandfather on my…
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70 Years Since Dachau
Thinking we would stay in the quiet little town of Eching on Christmas, we didn’t make any plans until our hosts asked what our plans were for the day. Since many places would be closed, we didn’t have many options. Aunt An suggested Dachau, but Gus thought it to be too depressing and recommended something…
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Touring Munich
During these few days, we did the touristy thing and paid for this view overlooking the colorful rooftops and buildings. Luckily, there’s student discounts for almost everything in Europe! To give you an idea of how we got up to the top of this church tower, we walked 300+ steps up this cramped staircase with…
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München Christmas Markets
Flying Ryan Air Since I didn’t go home over the break, my sister and our friend Jason flew from LA to London a few days before Christmas for our UK/Euro holiday trip. Our first stop: Munich, Germany. If you didn’t already know, Ryan Air offers some of the cheapest, and I mean dirt cheap plane…
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Cozy Copenhagen
Reading Week or Travel Week? 4th-7th November, 2015 | Hej (high) = hi Køpenhavn With a whole week off in the middle of the term, I would be crazy not to take this opportunity to go outside of the UK for the first time. Luckily, there are so many from Claremont studying abroad, one of…
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Highway to the Highlands
Our tour guide, Dave, wasn’t a stickler to the schedule, so he directed the bus driver to take some detours to let us take some pictures of gorgeous sights such as these. The mountain peaks above is called the Three Sisters. The story goes that a father went to a witch for help to find…
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The One with the Bagpipes
Edinburgh After a long morning, our group composed of all study abroad students finally reached Edinburgh in the afternoon with a couple of hours of sunlight to spare. This was arranged through Somewhere New Tours, which LSE advertised to the study abroad GC students. Our tour guide for the weekend, Dave, met us at the…
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Films, Plays, and Red Carpets in London
13 October, 2015 | Noel Coward Theatre I knew that West End was the heart of all these plays, which I love, but is it simply the Hollywood in me that piques my interest? PHOTOGRAPH 51 I had never heard of this title before, I admit, but it would be a waste to miss out on…
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