by Jindan Chen*

[note: Chen, who is from China, has just finished her first year as a graduate student in the History of Science program.]

Watching how English works in daily life is absolutely one of my most exciting experiences here. During the first few weeks, I kept wondering if English worked in the same way as the textbook and my English teachers taught me. The moment I found people feed back in exactly the way I learned was just like the moment I observed in the science lab the phenomenon predicted by a theory. Amazing and delightful! Continue reading