International education and travel related links, photos, quotes and pieces of interest.
Theme by nostrich.
People Who Studied Abroad #66:
I.M. Pei, architect
From:
China
Studied:
Enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, then transferred to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States).
“College life in the U.S. seemed to me to be mostly fun and games. Since I was too young to be serious, I wanted to be part of it … You could get a feeling for it in Bing Crosby’s movies. College life in America seemed very exciting to me. It’s not real, we know that. Nevertheless, at that time it was very attractive to me. I decided that was the country for me.”
