By Nissa Berle ‘24, Taigu Fellow

Throughout my time in Asia, I’ve experienced an incredible amount. I’ve cheered on my friends during campus dance, badminton, and volleyball competitions, judged speech and dubbing competitions, hosted holiday celebrations, and taught my friends to ski. With other fellows, I’ve experienced breathtaking views during a motorbike tour in northern Vietnam, rode to an overlook during the sunrise and moonset in Kotagiri, and ran the Great Wall Marathon Fun Run.

By Nissa Berle ‘24, Taigu Fellow

On my flight to Bangkok last December to meet up with my cohort, I was served a lunch of spaghetti and beef. The meal came with a wooden fork, and one would think that using any utensil would be like riding a bike… untrue, at least for me. In my four months living in Taigu, I apparently became so accustom to chopsticks, my fork skills have become rusty. My time away from Taigu during our winter break travels has helped me realize how familiar I’ve become with Taigu, sometimes in small ways I hadn’t expected.