Summing It Up...

To potential applicants:

I think this is an absolutely great program, especially if you enjoy traveling to other countries. Living and working in Beijing was an absolute blast! The group of people that came on the program made it that much more enjoyable. Besides work, there are always other things to do, whether its during the week or on the weekends. Activities range from shopping at the Pearl Market, visiting famous cultural sites, going clubbing etc... I'm not a big shopper, but even I enjoyed haggling at the clothing markets and the art shop.

If you are at all worried about the language barrier/living in a foreign city, just know that the program has a great support staff to help you both at the UMich Joint Institute in Beijing (Prof. James Lee and Julia Feng) and at the Chemistry department at PKU.

I apologize for my boring blog. For a more humorous and frequent blog, check out Spencer "the Hattrick" Leong's blog.

Feel free to contact me at xhan@macalester.edu if you have specific questions.