-Josiah Roberts

I am an not an urban man, and this experience has opened my eyes to a whole new set of experiences. I have never had to navigate through a huge city before, let alone on public transportation, so this has been a totally new experience. I and the other students who are placed at Von Steuben leave the hostel everyday at 6:20 to make the hour-long trip to school. This is extremely different from Wabash, where I have to make up 5 minutes before class in order to make it on time.

Once in school I have been blessed with watching an amazing teacher. My host teacher is amazing. She has an amazing rapport with the students that obviously helps her keep their attention. Her teaching style seems effortless -  something that I hope to learn from during this experience.

After school, we met and discussed our day and then proceeded to Chinatown for dinner. I love Crab Rangoon, and this place renewed that love. It was the most amazing Chinese food I have ever had. After stuffing my face till I felt my stomach was about to burst, I returned to the hostel with leftovers for lunch tomorrow and am now going to bed early to so I can wake up early tomorrow.