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In Transition Language and Understanding Starting Out

October 30, 2013

The beginning of a life-changing journey

Fall break means that I have been here at Cornell for two months. It is…

Sichun Liu

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Health and Wellness In Transition Starting Out

September 5, 2013

Married for a Month: Thoughts on Love and Relationships

Growing up watching my own parents fight each other on a daily basis, I swore…

Xiao Fu

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In Transition Starting Out

August 15, 2013

Thoughts Before College

I’m six days away from my long journey to Ithaca. What I am feeling right…

Sichun Liu

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Starting Out

July 22, 2013

Struggling Between Career and Purpose

You can never make enough money in this world. You can never read all the…

Will, Beijing

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Language and Understanding Relationship Starting Out Travel

July 10, 2013

Chinese, South of the Himalayas

When I planned to volunteer in Nepal I was actually not thinking about charity. Graduating…

Jiang Li

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In Transition Starting Out Travel

June 6, 2013

A Year Out, A Year Wiser

It’s the time of year when newspapers are starting to fill up with commencement addresses,…

Andrea, Suzhou

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In Transition Relationship Starting Out

May 25, 2013

How to be both American and Chinese

My father often delights in revisiting the impetuous statement I made as a four-year-old arriving…

Alice Xia

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Starting Out

May 6, 2013

The Rush

“Just what is the rush? Just what is your rush?” The late middle aged man…

Will, Beijing

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Starting Out Travel

April 26, 2013

Rediscovering Shanghai in the French Concession

It’s remarkably quiet for an early Sunday afternoon in one of China’s biggest cities. In…

Andrea, Suzhou

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Starting Out

April 22, 2013

Admission to Yale – Do I Deserve it?

It used to be that comments like “You deserve it!” would make my day, as…

Yifu, Cambridge, MA

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In Transition Starting Out Success

April 21, 2013

Pathfinder in Hollywood: On Responsibilities and Rebellion

Sanyee Yuan, a Harvard graduate, NBC page, pathfinder in Hollywood, tells us about her struggles…

Sanyee, LA

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Starting Out

March 29, 2013

[Only in Boston…and San Francisco] Putdowns and Patience

“That show was the worst thing I’ve ever seen.” “Yeah, total waste of time.” The…

Sanyee, LA

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