{"id":2645,"date":"2025-08-22T19:06:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/study-abroad-in-asia\/?p=2645"},"modified":"2025-08-22T19:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:23:42","slug":"week-3-at-harvard-taipei-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/study-abroad-in-asia\/summer-2025\/week-3-at-harvard-taipei-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 at Harvard Taipei Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think I found the simplest study method that allows me to best grasp the new material. I memorize new characters by going through the Quizlet a couple of times and handwrite the trickiest characters, and then I look at the new lesson’s grammar and write three sentences using the skeleton for each. This allowed me to already have a good idea of how the grammar works by the time class starts, while making sure I memorized a good chunk of the new vocabulary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using this, I cut down extra studying from 3 hours to 1.5 hours, so now I had more time for myself. The decreased study time and stress helped me with everything, I felt more confident in class because I had already practiced the grammar, and I followed the same study format for test reviews, which made studying a lot more simpler. If you’re unsure on how to best study for a program this intense, I think this method works really well, my teacher agreed and said it’s commonly used to grasp new content quickly!<\/span><\/p>\n

This Friday’s outing was really special, we went to the Peking Opera to watch this traditional performance that combined dance and art. I thought it was really beautiful, and I was really happy when hearing the artists explain their art in Chinese, because I was able to understand a large part of the explanation. Afterward, we painted our own Peking Opera masks.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the Opera, me and my friends went to this amazing Korean restaurant near our dorm. It’s seriously the best Korean restaurant I’ve ever been to. I get the seafood stew, and it comes with the best side dishes ever (I looked everywhere to find it so I can link it here but I can’t find it online :(. )<\/span><\/p>\n

On Saturday, we went to Yanming Shan. I opted for the easier walk instead of the 3-hour hike because I wanted to explore Beitou. We walked to a waterfall, and then took the bus to Beitou where we boiled eggs in their hot spring water, but then I was way too tired so I decided to go home early.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m learning more and more Chinese. We aren’t even halfway done and I can’t believe how much my Chinese has improved!<\/span><\/p>\n



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