There’s a saying in China: “You don’t need to see any more mountains after seeing ‘the Five Mountains’, and you don’t need to see the other four mountains after seeing Huangshan.”  True to the legend, Huangshan, or the Yellow Mountains, is one of the most famous and mystical areas in the country, with bus loads […]

During a pivotal moment in the sweet, albeit critically-mixed teen drama, If I Stay, a character utters this line: “Sometimes you make choices in life and sometimes choices make you.” As I continue my networking project, decision-making has emerged as the crux of career paths, with active choices carrying nearly equal weight with the reactive […]

Finally, to networking! During these past two weeks, I have begun the second component of the Ted Wang fellowship: meeting with local Shanghainese professionals and getting to know more about their career paths and industries.  I’m especially eager to meet with Wellesley alums and learn how they transformed a Wellesley diploma into a career. All […]

We’re a few weeks into the Chinese school year, and I feel like I’m finally getting the hang of this new schedule.  Last semester, my classes at the University of London SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) only met twice a week and I thought that was odd coming from Wellesley but Fudan’s classes […]

And so it begins. Hi everyone!  I’m Olivia, and this is my first blog entry during my stay in Shanghai as a Ted Wang Fellow.  I’ll be writing periodically about my studies, networking, and various adventures in China, so if any of that sounds interesting, stay tuned!  If not, then go forth and be free. […]