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05/14/2026
🇨🇳✨ Between celebrating her 21st birthday, balancing internship life, welcoming a visit from her mom, and improving her Mandarin skills, Emma Chongo has been making the most of her time abroad at !
"My program director was right: I love China. When he first said this at orientation, I was not completely convinced. I was jet-lagging and felt overwhelmed by all the new apps and enormity of China. Yet, eight weeks in, I have gained a new perspective. China is such a special country, and I hope more foreigners prioritize visiting China. "
🔗 Read Emma’s full blog, “From Three Weeks to Eight: Studying Abroad in Shanghai” here: https://loom.ly/-PihpNg
05/06/2026
Here’s a peek at what students have been up to lately 🇨🇳✨
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A beautiful evening surrounded by glowing lanterns and students
🏙️ Tour
Think history, sustainability, and tech all in one—plus a stop at China’s first net-zero McDonald’s (powered by solar energy)
💪 Sports Meet
We joined international students from the College of International Education for a day of competition and community. Highlights include a 2nd-place finish in the 400m and strong performances in shot put!
Academic Travel Abroad, our parent organization, is committed to the Decarbonization Fund in partnership with Cool Effect. Cool Effect is a nonprofit focused on reducing carbon emissions through scientifically-proven, hand-selected carbon projects worldwide 🌎✨
For each trip one of our team members, travelers, or students takes, we donate to three carbon projects chosen by staff volunteers yearly. This past year, we donated $83,100 and contributed to the following projects:
• The Giving Trees - Uganda
• Sea of Change - Myanmar
• Home on the Range - Colorado
From Shanghai to Taipei, Ella Bahna is giving us a peek into her life abroad at 👀✨ Watch her and pick up some Chinese along the way.
"I've learned so much from all my roommates, and my local roommates even told me that my Chinese is improving!"
04/08/2026
Spring in Osaka is looking pretty sweet for students 🌸✨
Here’s what they’ve been up to:
✍️ Practicing calligraphy
🍡 Learning to make botamochi, a traditional Japanese sweet treat
🍜 Day trip to Kagawa and making bowls of deliciousness
🎭 Rakugo workshop, a 400-year old Japanese tradition of comic storytelling
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