Saturday, September 19, 2015
More exciting news
I got the English teaching job! I am now an English tutor for ten kids and we meet 2-3 times a week. I have my own textbook and teaching plans. The kids range from first to fifth grade and are all very excited to start working on their English! In addition to this the school wants me to teach once a week on Saturdays to the public (meaning any adult can audit the class too). The school is pretty close to my dorms, and all the staff are really kind. (I'm the only native English speaker who works there). I start after I get back from Hong Kong!
Friday, September 18, 2015
New Internship/national holiday/update on life
Hello All!
I hope everyone is having a great week! This week was the beginning of my internship with MyLOHAS beauty! I am their digital marketer and so far they have given me plenty of projects to keep me busy. I am so far their Facebook Page administrator and I have to draw up a marketing plan to keep the posts relevant and efficient. I'm pretty excited to be on the project and the ladies in the office are all very nice. I'm also picking up on a lot of Chinese since I'm the only American that works here.
Next Week is Chinese National Holiday.... I'm not really sure what it's for but I get a 10 day break. Annie, Isabella, Cha Mi and I are traveling to HongKong, Guangzhou, and Macau (Spending 3 days in each place) We have the whole trip planned in a spread sheet (we'd expect nothing less from Annie, who put the whole trip together). As it happened on of my peer advisees is from Guangzhou and when I met with her she gave me some great places to eat and something that she said I must see! It'll be great to get away from this incredibly busy schedule I've somehow managed this semester, and I'm excited to be with the girls. It's a good group!
This week in IMA I am creating a digital comic! I am looking forward to posting it to my blog so I can show you guys what I've been learning. I am really enjoying how much creativity IMA invokes in me and I'm really happy I switched into it. Also, all of the projects are group projects so it's definitely helping my delegation and communication skills.
I have an English tutoring job in the works (just two hours on the weekends) I will keep you updated.
Also this weekend I'm buying a bike AND HELMET. I guess this means I've really assimilated into the culture. I may be 8000 miles from home, but I can still hear my mom calling everyone not wearing a helmet a "fool". I have made a point to buy one, despite the lack of helmet wearers in the city. Traffic flow is dangerous enough with a helmet, so I stand by my choice.
I have a busy weekend of projects, essays, and readings but tonight is a friend's birthday, so don't worry I am still having fun with this crazy schedule.
Love from Shanghai,
Maddie
I hope everyone is having a great week! This week was the beginning of my internship with MyLOHAS beauty! I am their digital marketer and so far they have given me plenty of projects to keep me busy. I am so far their Facebook Page administrator and I have to draw up a marketing plan to keep the posts relevant and efficient. I'm pretty excited to be on the project and the ladies in the office are all very nice. I'm also picking up on a lot of Chinese since I'm the only American that works here.
Next Week is Chinese National Holiday.... I'm not really sure what it's for but I get a 10 day break. Annie, Isabella, Cha Mi and I are traveling to HongKong, Guangzhou, and Macau (Spending 3 days in each place) We have the whole trip planned in a spread sheet (we'd expect nothing less from Annie, who put the whole trip together). As it happened on of my peer advisees is from Guangzhou and when I met with her she gave me some great places to eat and something that she said I must see! It'll be great to get away from this incredibly busy schedule I've somehow managed this semester, and I'm excited to be with the girls. It's a good group!
This week in IMA I am creating a digital comic! I am looking forward to posting it to my blog so I can show you guys what I've been learning. I am really enjoying how much creativity IMA invokes in me and I'm really happy I switched into it. Also, all of the projects are group projects so it's definitely helping my delegation and communication skills.
I have an English tutoring job in the works (just two hours on the weekends) I will keep you updated.
Also this weekend I'm buying a bike AND HELMET. I guess this means I've really assimilated into the culture. I may be 8000 miles from home, but I can still hear my mom calling everyone not wearing a helmet a "fool". I have made a point to buy one, despite the lack of helmet wearers in the city. Traffic flow is dangerous enough with a helmet, so I stand by my choice.
I have a busy weekend of projects, essays, and readings but tonight is a friend's birthday, so don't worry I am still having fun with this crazy schedule.
Love from Shanghai,
Maddie
Friday, September 11, 2015
Good News
I got the internship! I went into the interview and they offered me the job on the spot. I will be interning with the digital marketer at MyLOHA. As of now I am working three days a week and its actually real work, not just getting coffee. Because I am currently on a student visa, they cannot pay me, but they can compensate me with free organic products and a travel stipend. However, they are letting me stay on during the summer with pay, if I think it's the right fit.
I am so excited to be given this opportunity. This internship is so relevant to what I think I might want to do after college, so I will keep you updated on how it goes!
Love from Shanghai
Maddie
I am so excited to be given this opportunity. This internship is so relevant to what I think I might want to do after college, so I will keep you updated on how it goes!
Love from Shanghai
Maddie
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
2nd Week Of Classes/ possible internship!
Hello all
It's been a very busy week here in Shanghai. I have been coding up a storm in my Communications class, and when I'm not coding I'm learning Chinese characters or reading for my other classes.
The gym has yet to open here and I am getting very anxious. I didn't realize that I had to run in order to function like a normal person, but apparently that is the case. I have taken to running up and down the stairwells of my dorms (for old times sake) every night. Rumor is it will be open by the weekend, so I can go back to a normal workout routine.
This Friday two very exciting things are happening! The first is I have an interview for a marketing internship with a health and lifestyle company based in Shanghai. It is the first of its kind in China and as the intern I'd be given all kinds of opportunities to market their products at international farmers markets etc. here in Shanghai.
Also on Friday is NYU Shanghai's annual reality show. This year 12 of my fellow sophomores spent their summer at NYU, NY rehearsing for what we call a 'reality show' which is a musical based performance given to the Freshmen to talk about health and wellness issues and general adjustment to college. For a lot of us, the reality show last year was a turning point for our grade. It was finally one thing we had all experienced and could all talk about. Before then we all felt so different from each other, the grade was so segregated between Chinese and Internationals. I think it definitely brought us together, and I'm hoping the same will happen to the Freshmen this year.
Hope you all enjoy the rest of your week!
Love from Shanghai
Maddie
It's been a very busy week here in Shanghai. I have been coding up a storm in my Communications class, and when I'm not coding I'm learning Chinese characters or reading for my other classes.
The gym has yet to open here and I am getting very anxious. I didn't realize that I had to run in order to function like a normal person, but apparently that is the case. I have taken to running up and down the stairwells of my dorms (for old times sake) every night. Rumor is it will be open by the weekend, so I can go back to a normal workout routine.
This Friday two very exciting things are happening! The first is I have an interview for a marketing internship with a health and lifestyle company based in Shanghai. It is the first of its kind in China and as the intern I'd be given all kinds of opportunities to market their products at international farmers markets etc. here in Shanghai.
Also on Friday is NYU Shanghai's annual reality show. This year 12 of my fellow sophomores spent their summer at NYU, NY rehearsing for what we call a 'reality show' which is a musical based performance given to the Freshmen to talk about health and wellness issues and general adjustment to college. For a lot of us, the reality show last year was a turning point for our grade. It was finally one thing we had all experienced and could all talk about. Before then we all felt so different from each other, the grade was so segregated between Chinese and Internationals. I think it definitely brought us together, and I'm hoping the same will happen to the Freshmen this year.
Hope you all enjoy the rest of your week!
Love from Shanghai
Maddie
Thursday, September 3, 2015
First Week of Classes
Hello all!
The first week of classes is coming to an end and I am so happy I switched my major. I am currently in two IMA courses (Interactive Media Arts) and they are as much fun as everyone says they are. My communications lab moves with incredible speed. I think we learned how to develop a website using HTML in under an hour today. It's fast, but I'd rather that than a painfully slow math class. My other IMA class, which I have been attending even though I am still on the waitlist is all about the affects social and other media has on the public and how the public participates in such media. The class is jam packed, and I've spent my week trying to convince people they should switch out so that I can be officially enrolled. I should know by next week whether my tactics worked haha. As for my Chinese class, it is mostly study away students. These poor souls aren't used to Chinese classes that are so rigorous. New York has nothing on us, apparently. I love my Chinese teacher,I can understand her with ease, and we are already done with the first chapter of the book.
It's good to see all the sophomores back in our natural habitat. We are back to making daily dinner plans and fighting about the best way to get to a place. The other night we went out to dinner with over 20 people and we were all talking and laughing and catching up. Ugh I missed them.
Meichen is also doing great! Our room is all decorated and we have our routine down pat. Her science classes are not as difficult as last year, but she has one humanities class that she would prefer not to take. The other night I spent about an hour trying to explain the themes of the last chapter of the bible. It's so fascinating when we talk about religion because in China it is virtually nonexistent. It's goes beyond trying to convince her of any beliefs because you have to explain all the characters too (Jesus, Mary, John...).
Golden Week is coming up in about 2 weeks and Annie has put together an amazing trip where we go to Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou. We will hopefully be booking it this week, baring any issues!
Anyway, I'm just loving life right now. Hope everyone has a great Labor day weekend!! <3
Love always,
Maddie
The first week of classes is coming to an end and I am so happy I switched my major. I am currently in two IMA courses (Interactive Media Arts) and they are as much fun as everyone says they are. My communications lab moves with incredible speed. I think we learned how to develop a website using HTML in under an hour today. It's fast, but I'd rather that than a painfully slow math class. My other IMA class, which I have been attending even though I am still on the waitlist is all about the affects social and other media has on the public and how the public participates in such media. The class is jam packed, and I've spent my week trying to convince people they should switch out so that I can be officially enrolled. I should know by next week whether my tactics worked haha. As for my Chinese class, it is mostly study away students. These poor souls aren't used to Chinese classes that are so rigorous. New York has nothing on us, apparently. I love my Chinese teacher,I can understand her with ease, and we are already done with the first chapter of the book.
It's good to see all the sophomores back in our natural habitat. We are back to making daily dinner plans and fighting about the best way to get to a place. The other night we went out to dinner with over 20 people and we were all talking and laughing and catching up. Ugh I missed them.
Meichen is also doing great! Our room is all decorated and we have our routine down pat. Her science classes are not as difficult as last year, but she has one humanities class that she would prefer not to take. The other night I spent about an hour trying to explain the themes of the last chapter of the bible. It's so fascinating when we talk about religion because in China it is virtually nonexistent. It's goes beyond trying to convince her of any beliefs because you have to explain all the characters too (Jesus, Mary, John...).
Golden Week is coming up in about 2 weeks and Annie has put together an amazing trip where we go to Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou. We will hopefully be booking it this week, baring any issues!
Anyway, I'm just loving life right now. Hope everyone has a great Labor day weekend!! <3
Love always,
Maddie
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