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Great experience at BLCU

I had the opportunity of a lifetime and got to study abroad in BLCU in Beijing China, through Go Abroad China I always knew I wanted to study abroad, but it was an overwhelming thought with all of the options of places to go, figuring out how to make it work with my university and all the little details in between. GAC helped make the entire process smooth and enjoyable. I had an advisor the whole way through who helped me make sure I was as ready as possible for my trip abroad. Once I was there, I had the most amazing 2 months of my life. At BLCU University Classes began soon after registration and the pace of learning was definitely not what I was used to before. Back at home, sentence structures and phrases that would take me at least a month to fully master, at BLCU University it was just a week’s task. Although in the beginning I felt a bit overwhelmed, after a while, though, things got much better and I adjusted comfortably. One thing I am still reeling about even now is the amount of homework that the Chinese teachers assigned! Now I understand why they say at least six months of serious Mandarin/ Chinese study will lead to accelerated results. The good thing about BLCU University is that they will place you in a class of people who have a similar Chinese ability to you. Learning was fun, interactive and it’s relatively simple to feel motivated if everyone around you is also determined I had different teachers for each aspect of Chinese study: listening, speaking, reading and comprehensive Chinese. I particularly enjoyed the speaking lessons as they were about group work and small oral presentations in a class of approximately 10 people. It was fun interacting with my classmates coming from different countries, yet all trying our best to communicate in Chinese. One important tip that was surprisingly effective for me was surrounding myself with friends whose English wasn’t so good, this was good in that we were forced to communicate in Chinese and practice everything we learnt.   I created life long friendships, got to see the most spectacular views and most of all I got to experience a different culture and truly appreciate what they had to offer. I highly encourage everyone to study abroad!
Overall rating 
10
Experience
10
Program Administration
10
Living Conditions
10
Cultural Immersion
10
Social Life
10
Health and Safety
10

Learning Chinese in Beijing

I studied Chinese language for 2 months while I was in Beijing; this fell under the short term courses offered through Go Abroad China. They got me registered at a school in Beijing and predominantly used the class assigned textbook. My classmates were all foreigners, but because our levels don't match 100% sometimes it was a bit challenging to follow. Chinese is hard to learn of course but I like it as a language, I am still a beginner, I managed to reach level 2 by the time I left Beijing after two months. For anyone thinking of going to China to study Chinese there, I think its a good idea, for sure it worked for me. Beijing is also a great city to be in. Make sure you get a great location with your housing otherwise you don't want to be stuck in a place where you will uncomfortable with.
Overall rating 
8.7
Experience
8
Program Administration
8
Living Conditions
8
Cultural Immersion
10
Social Life
10
Health and Safety
8
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