I’m glad to say I’ve made it through my first week of classes at CNU! There were times I honestly didn’t think I could do it but having made it to the end of this week is motivation for the following ones. Every day for me looks pretty similar: wake up between 6:00-7:00am, eat breakfast (I’ve…

I have finally arrived in Beijing! Today is my fifth day in Beijing (I can hardly believe this), and in less than 24 hours I will be taking my language pledge: 从今天开始，从现在开始, 到课程结束我只说中文，我不会说英文—From this day forward, from now on, to the end of the program I pledge to only speak Chinese, not speak English. It seems that…