校友与职业

Learning 中国人。 was the highlight of my time at Bowdoin. 没有事先学习语言的经验, I took my first 中国人。 class during my sophomore year with 崔教授 and Professor Jia. At that time, I came to appreciate both how challenging and rewarding studying 中国人。 could be.

After attending the Princeton in Beijing online summer program in the summer after my junior year through the Goldsmith Adams Research Fellowship, I served as a 中国人。 Learning Assistant for Elementary 中国人。 and pursued an independent study with Professor Xie in my senior year. These opportunities gave me the chance to share my enthusiasm for learning 中国人。 with 人 who reminded me of myself when I first began studying, and to advance my professional 中国人。 language abilities. I had the opportunity to further my language study after graduating from Bowdoin through the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship in Tainan, Taiwan. My 中国人。 skills ultimately helped me gain acceptance to the Yenching Academy at Peking University in Beijing, where I will pursue a Master of Law in China Studies and Politics & International Relations as a member of the seventh cohort. Bowdoin's 中国人。 Program faculty are uniquely invested in students' success, and spend countless hours working with students to hone their speaking and listening skills. I am incredibly grateful to them for supporting my 中国人。 studies beyond what I could have imagined.

在印度度过间隔年之后来到太阳城娱乐, 我在汉语课程中找到了一个受欢迎的避难所. 虽然早上8点的课有时很累, my professors always made learning 中国人。 engaging and fun. 虽然具有挑战性, 太阳城娱乐的汉语课程节奏很快, 我的技能迅速而显著地提高了. 

The professors are always available to help and are extremely supportive of language learners. I am fortunate to have developed close relationships with my 亚洲研究 professors, and they helped me take advantage of opportunities outside of Bowdoin, including the State Department's Critical Language Studies scholarship and Middlebury College's Advanced 中国人。 Language School. The 中国人。 program at Bowdoin is filled with professors who are willing to go the extra mile to help students, and who foster an inclusive environment for students and faculty alike to share their love for the 中国人。 language.

Studying 中国人。 language at Bowdoin was both a challenging and a rewarding experience. My classes at Bowdoin have improved both my conversational and professional 中国人。 speaking skills, and have vastly expanded my ability to read and write in Mandarin. The 中国人。 Department has also helped me to take advantage of some incredible opportunities off campus, 包括在波士顿举办的中文演讲比赛, 米德尔伯里大学在昆明的留学项目, 并在昆明暑期实习. 此外, the 中国人。 Department is a close-knit community that allows students to develop close relationships with professors and classmates.

My paternal grandparents immigrated from Southern China to Thailand. 尽管他们不会说普通话, 我和汉字一起长大, 文化, 民俗文化, 还有我祖父母的童年故事. Despite this environment, I often said that I am simply "Thai" and nothing else. I never fully grasped the "中国人。 side" and how it has informed and shaped me as a person.

My whole family is from Shanghai—one of my goals coming to Bowdoin was to learn 中国人。. 小时候, 我从小就说上海话, but never really learned how to speak Mandarin or write in 中国人。. I've been taking 中国人。 for the past 3 years and my 中国人。 has really improved! It's been one of the defining parts of my Bowdoin education.

My 中国人。 skills helped me find an internship at a venture capital firm and land a job at a 中国人。 real estate company in Shanghai and Hong Kong. I wanted to learn a new language at Bowdoin—one that would be challenging and that would open up doors in the future.