Tag: China

Studies in China Alumni Society of British Columbia (SCAS-BC)

The BC Studies in China Alumni Network (BCSCAN) was established in 2016 as an initiative between the Chinese Consulate General in Vancouver and BC Council for International Education to help

Cross-cultural experiences: How Empathy can Overpower Xenophobia

By: Harris Green, a member of the Studies in China Alumni Society of British Columbia (SCAS-BC). My first study abroad experience was almost 7 years ago when I took a

Korean Exchange ’18: Asian Travels 2/2

By: Aaron Siebenga, Simon Fraser University, winner of the BC Study Abroad: Stories from Abroad Scholarship Study Abroad Destination: South Korea After midterms, I went to Gwangju for a day

New Food, Friends, and Memories

By: Brooke MacNab, University of Victoria. Eleven days seems like a long time, right? That’s what I thought too, but as the saying goes it’s amazing how time flies when you’re

Across the Big Blue Pond

By: Sean Paul Veltmeyer, Langara College, winner of the 2017 Stories from Abroad Scholarship. Tomorrow myself, thirteen of my classmates and two instructors depart Vancouver on the Langara China Field Studies

Homestay in Historical Chinese Villages

Are you interested in Chinese culture and/or the travel & tourism industry? If you are, there is an opportunity for you to spend three weeks in the home of a

2017 Chinese Government Scholarship Program

Ever wonder what it would be like to study abroad in China and learn the Chinese lanugage at the undergraduate or graduate level? The Chinese Government is offering scholarships for

Top 3 Things Among a Thousand Great Things About China

I can honestly say that I have started and stopped writing this post a few times already. The magnitude and variety of new things I experience each day is sometimes overwhelming.

Packed, ready to go… and ready to try something new!

In less than 1 week I will be in China! On May 16th I will land in Shanghai with my group from Langara College in Vancouver, BC. I almost can’t

All Or Nothing

Helen Keller said, “life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all”. Her words express a longing in my heart for adventure- to experience new places and culture, climb new