Hi Everyone!

My name is Lan Li, from the city of cheesesteak, Philadelphia. I am a junior double majoring in Labor Studies and Employment Relations and International Politics. I will be studying in Beijing China this coming spring semester, throught the IES: Language Intensive Program. Needless to say, I am SUPER DUPER excited to finish the last two weeks of chaos here at Penn State and fly to China in a few weeks!!!

I consider my upcoming study abroad experience unique because I am a heritage traveler. I was born in China and came to United States when I was ten years old. Yet, as much as I lived in China for a while, it does not deterred my excitment of studying in China at all. In fact, I am expecting to experience some rather interesting perpective and insight as a someone returning to my homecountry. 

I will be doing plenty of travelings in China like a tourist, eat all the great food that I can’t wait for, make new friendships, and experience China to its fullest. Meanwhile, I will also be traveling to my hometown locating along the southcoast of China, called Fuzhou, Fujiang Province…and bring back good old memories I had as a child…revisiting the elementary school that I went to, walking on the beach my cousin and I used to play around, and hopefully “bumping into” my classmates.

Be sure to be on the watch out for my upcoming stories!

Location: Beijing, China