Studying abroad is a good way to earn credits.

I chose to study abroad this summer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK.) The reason I did that is it is near my home and there is also no need to take classes online. I actually took one upon the start of the summer, but I feel like there is zero communication with either professor or the fellows. Instead, a physical class can bring you into a multicultural environment.

When I was in CUHK this summer, I took two courses, Money and Banking and China on Screen. Money and Banking is one of my Economics electives. However, in the beginning, my professor who taught at Virginia Tech talked about a lot of math and theories that confused me.

Fortunately, everything went well. The questions I had were being resolved after I asked the professor or other classmates. They are patient. For my other course, China on Screen, the professor came from Italy. However, she was very proficient in conveying Chinese culture in English. And I also saw some English-speakers discussing and answering questions in class after watching a Chinese movie with English subtitles. I appreciate their enthusiasm in trying to learn about Chinese culture.

During this five-week program, I traveled here and there with some new friends. One of them is a Chinese friend and Christian from Austria. We three came to Shenzhen, a city right next to Hong Kong. During the period of waiting on line, my Chinese friend and I missed Christian, since we walked from a different passport control. After calling him several times, we finally got in touch with him. Christian ran back to the Hong Kong side of passport control to get the Wi-Fi connection and I also tried to get my PN ready. I forgot telling him before: 99% of Western social media was banned in mainland China.