Charlotte Hopkinson ‘13, Taigu Fellow

This year, through the help of a close friend, I sought out painting lessons. I dabbled briefly in painting during my 8 weeks in Kunming and was excited to start again. I had some fairly decent success painting on my own but wanted to delve deeper into traditional Chinese painting.

Charlotte Hopkinson ‘13, Taigu Fellow

Every so often, China has a popular word that pops up on its social media platforms. I know that if I learn to use and properly spell that word, my students will think I’m a cool teacher. So one of the first “popular” words that I learned in China was 吃活 (chīhuò), which means foodie.