STORY BY BONNIE WANG // PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSIE WANG
In the last eight years, I have been back to China many times by myself. The 7,000-mile trip is just a number and does not tell you much about the distance. One time, it took me 29 hours to arrive home because of cancellations and delays of connecting flights. After waiting five hours at JFK and 12 hours at LAX, the distance between me and home, in my mind, became much wider. The world is just too big, and home is just too far. I feel close to home when I teach, allowing me to deal with homesickness by connecting my personal memories with my
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Durham Academy // Winter 2019
Exploring Beijing’s Forbidden City.
DA Students, Teachers Complete Exchange with China
