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Ian is a junior at The University of Texas at Austin enrolled in the IES Language Intensive in Beijing, China. He is majoring in Asian Studies, with a specialty in the politics and international relations of countries across the globe. He enjoys learning languages, studying Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese, and broadening his cultural understanding. For a break from the work of life, he finds it best to work in the theatre department on everything from lighting design to creating Commedia dell'arte masks. While in China, he hopes to learn caligraphy, write blogs, possibly learn the guqin, oh... and study. | |||
Ian's Posts | |||
Drives and Goodbyes, Pt. 2 - December 21st, 2009Beijing, ChinaThe return, the changes, the review. Fall 2009, a semester in review. |
Finals, and those that take them - December 14th, 2009Beijing, Blogs, China, FinalsA little bed-time story about the preparation that led to finals at the Language Intensive program. |
Shanghai - The life, the liberty, the big buildings - November 30th, 2009Beijing, China, Photo Blogs, ShanghaiThe final long-weekend included a trip over to Shanghai, and another fun weekend where we got to do a little self-exploration of the city. |
The Homestay Cat - November 24th, 2009Beijing, China, homestayThe acceptance into the homestay family that I have been waiting for, the cat. |
Egg McMuffins, Taco Bell, and Donkey Burgers - November 2nd, 2009Beijing, China, foodA bit of the fine-cuisine that can be found all around Beijing for almost nothing on the dollar! |
Midterm Week (AKA FUN WEEK) - October 26th, 2009Beijing, China, Houhai, MidtermThe exciting week of midterms, internship projects, and wrapping up of half of the semester. And I swear it was all studying… |
Inner Mongolia Long Travel - October 12th, 2009Beijing, China, Inner Mongolia, Long TravelTraveling across the Mongolian Steppe, IES students brave the weather and tigers to give you a set of photos from the great north of China |
国庆节 - The 60th Anniversary Parade - October 5th, 200960th Anniversary, Beijing, China, National DayA video from the 60th Anniversary Parade in Beijing on October 1st 2009. A view of some spectators, and military vehicles that passed by my home stay. |
