Archives for: January 11th, 2022

Virtual Internship Showcase – Fall 2021

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Written by The Beijing Center on January 11, 2022

Landing an internship has always been competitive for students, but the pandemic hit makes it even harder. Considering that, TBC first launched the Virtual Internship Program (VIP) in summer 2020, aiming to provide international students with remote internships to realize their potential. On 17 December, TBC held the Virtual Internship Showcase for students participated in…

Tips for Learning Mandarin Chinese as a Beginner

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Written by The Beijing Center on August 30, 2021

Teresa Paniagua Sanchez, Loyola University Andalusia, TBC Virtual Internship Program, Summer 2021 Learning a new language is a challenge, and I speak from my own experience. My native language is Spanish, and I also speak English and a little French. I have been learning English since I was a child and French, in some ways,…

How My Educational Journey Led Me to Be Interested in Working in China

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Written by The Beijing Center on August 13, 2021

Teresa Paniagua Sanchez, Loyola University Andalusia, TBC Virtual Internship Program, Summer 2021   Why did I, Teresa Paniagua Sanchez, end up doing my internship in China as a Spaniard? That’s a good question. Several aspects have influenced my professional path and have made me choose to do my internship at The Beijing Center (TBC) this…

Student-Intern Interview: Danni Du

Written by The Beijing Center on July 29, 2019

Can you briefly introduce yourself?  Hello everybody, my name is Mingyue Du – that is my Chinese name. You can also call me by my English name, Danni. I’m a junior studying at the University of San Francisco as an accounting major.  Why did you apply to TBC? TBC is one of USF’s approved study…

Student-Intern Interview: Nicole Marchesi

Written by The Beijing Center on July 24, 2019

Can you briefly introduce yourself? Hello, I’m Nicole Marchesi. I’m a summer intern abroad student with The Beijing Center. I’m a student at Loyola Marymount University with a major in marketing and a minor in Chinese. Why did you apply to The Beijing Center? I chose to apply to TBC to further my Chinese skills…

Most Instagrammable places in Beijing

Written by The Beijing Center on July 19, 2019

Most Instagrammable places in Beijing By Nicole M., Loyola Marymount University, TBC Summer 2019 Intern Abroad Student 1) 798 Art Zone The 798 Art Zone is home to a variety of galleries and artist studios. While walking the streets you can find murals, statues, and graffiti caked walls. 2) CCTV Building Located in Beijing’s Central…

Internship Showcase – Spring 2019

Written by The Beijing Center on April 29, 2019

On Saturday, April 27, 2019, TBC, in collaboration with JingJobs – a bilingual platform for young professionals, hosted the Spring Job and Internships Expo. The event brought together the Beijing expat and young professionals community, along with organizations around Beijing to share about internships experiences and job opportunities. Coinciding with the Internship Showcase and Job…

Student Interview: Matthew Sweetman

Written by The Beijing Center on April 15, 2019

Can you briefly introduce yourself? My name is Matthew Sweetman. I was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, a moderately sized city in between Chicago and Milwaukee. I have been studying Chinese for some time and now and in high school I had the opportunity to travel to Beijing with my 老师 laoshi. However, the…

The Goodbye Post from Lenny

Written by The Beijing Center on January 18, 2019

Hi all, I am Lenny, TBC’s marketing intern since this past June, and today is the last day of my internship with TBC. I want to take this opportunity to talk about something a little personal today, something that I’ve had a complicated history with and still struggle with from time to time. Today I…

How China Helped Me Understand Who I Am

Written by The Beijing Center on December 14, 2018

“Where are you from?” is a question I constantly dread. It is one of the most basic sentences we employ when meeting other people, and it can usually be answered with a simple: *insert country of origin here*. However, if I were to respond to my interrogators with a simple “Venezuela”, this would not come…