TRAVELING TWINS

Before we came to study abroad at TBC, we both decided to be more independent in the activities and experiences we chose to be a part of in China – which is exactly what we did. We each had a Chinese roommate instead of rooming with each other. My sister got involved in an Art and Sports club on campus, while I did an internship. We hung out with the same people as much as we hung out with different people. She saw many different parts of Beijing that I didn’t see and vice versa. At the same time, we experienced many things together, like Shanghai Disney, visits to temples, the 789 District, the Silk Road, and many of Beijing’s attractions. Since we are so used to doing almost everything together, not seeing each other some days because we have individual activities and responsibilities, was hard but also a little liberating. It is hard to realize that as we get older we will be together less because we have individual lives, but getting to do as much as we can together is the most important thing to both of us.