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Peking University & SLOrk
Earlier this week, we took a trip to one of China’s top universities, Peking University, to see the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk). Upon arrival, we took a short tour of the campus and although it...
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This program has been really incredible, and I’m enjoying everything we’ve done so far; however, I’ve been feeling really stressed out over all the work we have. I’m exhausted after being here for only...
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Dance Without Borders
I had no idea what to expect going into Beijing No. 4 High School to teach these interdisciplinary dance workshops. Nerves about language barriers, cultural differences, and self-efficacy clouded my...
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Total Jubilance
It’s Saturday the 12th, and week one is finally over. As you probably read in my last blog post, the first REAL week of SITAC was honestly exhausting. Between working with the No. 4 High School...
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All of last week, on top of teaching workshops to the Beijing No. 4 students, Jen, Sonia, and I were also collaborating with local noteworthy dancers. With these dancers, we had to choreograph a piece...
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Reflecting
In any new situation, I think one of the most important things to remember to do is to pause, think, and reflect about what just happened. Here are some of the biggest takeaways I’ve gotten out of our...
View ArticleLogistics, Logistics, Logistics
Yesterday, July 18th, we began our journey to IDEAS camp in Qinhuangdao, which is just east of Beijing. IDEAS is a nonprofit educational program which aims to promote leadership, global awareness,...
View ArticleReflections on SITAC part 1
I wrote my thoughts out a few times during the first SITAC portion of the trip, or the first two weeks we were in Beijing. But wifi was intermittent with our changing hotel situation in Beijing, and...
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