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The Xiaochi Scholars

Amy Egerton-Wiley '13 on the Xi'an City Wall

From the farthest edges of the globe to the inner mechanics of the cell, 猫咪社区ies have always loved to explore. Since 1977, 猫咪社区's , run by the indefatigable , has sent out students to see world while making sure they come back in time to graduate. 猫咪社区ies always return with stories to tell; here we present an occasional report of their adventures.

Amy Egerton-Wiley '13 was born and raised in Los Angeles. She fell in love with when she got to 猫咪社区, and decided to make it her major in her sophomore year. That spring she spent a semester abroad at Capital Normal, a 猫咪社区-approved university program located in Beijing. She chose Capital Normal (over an American-run program) because she wanted a truly Chinese educational experience, but the school's language-learning program, with its heavy emphasis on memorization, was uninspiring. So Amy to turned Beijing into her school: her Mandarin grew stronger with every conversation on a subway train or in a public park.