Author Archives: Shayla James

Hello again! This year’s PiB has officially ended!!! While I’m sad to no longer have the chance to see my lovely teachers and classmates anymore, I’m so excited to be able to sleep again! This week, we talked about the … Continue reading →

Hello!! Week. 7 is a wrap! Only one more week of PiB to go!!! This week was a lot of fun. Last Saturday we had a special visit from a few YouTubers and we got to talk to them about … Continue reading →

Hi! Week 6 is done (and it went by so fast)! I can’t believe how much content we’re getting through in such a short amount of time! The closer we get to the end of the program, the more I … Continue reading →

Hi!! Officially 5/8 of the way through PiB! This week definitely flew by! Topics for this week included tiger moms, the Chinese education system and Han Han, China’s “leftover women”, and some poems! I think the class on poems was … Continue reading →

Hello again! I’ve finished Week 4 of PiB! That means I’m halfway through the program, and halfway through fourth-year Chinese! This week was rough, especially because I had my three-hour final to study for on top of two oral presentations, … Continue reading →

Hi! Week 3 of Princeton in Beijing is done! This week, we learned about religion in China, China’s floating population, adoption in China, and cheap labor in China. I think the topics for this week were trickier than previous weeks—not … Continue reading →

Hi again! Week 2 of PiB was great! While the course load is getting heavier, I’ve gotten used to studying a new lesson every day, so I don’t mind the fast pace of the program as much anymore. This week, … Continue reading →

Hi! Week 1 of Princeton in Beijing was a lot of fun, but it is SUPER fast-paced, so there’s a bit of an adjustment I’ve had to make in this first week of classes. I’m in the fourth-year level, so … Continue reading →