American Experience | 体验美国
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October 31, 2013 5:31 am | By Magdalena
Halloween is defined as “the night of October 31, the eve of All Saints’ Day, commonly celebrated by children who dress in costumes and solicit candy or other treats. The day is often celebrated with costume parties, parades, and trick-or-treating. Trick-or-treating is going from door-to- door or house to house in order to ask for…
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October 30, 2013 5:26 am | By Julia
Imagine going door to door to houses filled with people you’ve never met and asking them for candy, seems like a dangerous thing to do doesn’t it? But on Halloween, it’s perfectly acceptable. In fact, pretty much everyone is doing it. As a child, Halloween was a time for kids to dress up and be…
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October 10, 2013 2:50 pm | By Brittany
As any college freshman gets acclimated to their school, one of the first things any one on campus will ask them is “So, what clubs and activities are you involved in?”. Joining student organizations is perhaps the most competitive thing a student can experience in their first weeks of school, though this varies at some…
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October 1, 2013 9:39 pm | By Rebecca
I grew up in a very small town in Northern Michigan, so naturally I wanted to attend university somewhere warm! I was sick of the cold and gray winters, but more than that, I knew that I wanted to live somewhere that would broaden my perspective on life. I was lucky to grow up in…
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September 20, 2013 11:51 am | By Betty
The Autumn Moon festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, during a full moon, which is in late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar, close to the autumnal equinox.
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September 19, 2013 7:48 am | By Wenjing
Go to your professors if you have any questions! It is way easier to study in the US now given the easy information on the Internet. Yet many students have not realized the real challenge is not in applying for an ideal school, but how to adapt to the study and living environment in US…
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September 18, 2013 12:29 pm | By Jing Luo
The first time I came to the NYC, I stayed at International House.I have stayed there for three years in all, which was a really valuable and unforgettable experience. International House NYC is a global community, which not only provides the accommodation to the international student, but is also a social platform for them to…
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