Hello all, sorry this post is late! IES took a long weekend to travel to a city called Xi'an, which is a very beautiful place filled with historical and cultural wonders. In lieu of this trip, I've decided to take a break from my normal style of posts and instead give a photo essay of the trip. Hope you enjoy!
Gretchen Trupp
<p>Hi, I'm Gretchen, and I'm currently a prospective Languages and Linguistics Major at Swarthmore College, PA. I was born in Rota Spain, and have grown up in various places around the states (notably Hawai'i), and am very excited to be participating in the Beijing Summer Language Intensive program! I'm really into all different types of art, and exploring that interest through all sorts of avenues (this blog will be one of them). On this trip I hope to gain not only language skills, but innumerable friends and experiences that last a lifetime. Join the adventures of an unapologetically queer, short (but not tiny) college student navigating one of the biggest cities in the world!</p>
