Chengyue Zhang 24'

During the pandemic, starting from 2019, I have stayed in the US during breaks unable to go back home. Because my parents also cannot come to the US and our family do not have a place in the US, I had stayed with other families or on my own in various places on the East Coast. I have in total stayed at seven different places now: New Jersey, four separate places in MA, Connecticut, and NYC. I think this experience is quite uniquely international, and I would like to talk about what I learnt from the experience, including interpersonal skills, some independence, cooking skill, etc. also having to adjust to other people's living style and learning about their lives and ways of life in general.